Captain b?

Little b was supposed to have surgery on Friday... but this is what happened instead!

He started coughing on Monday and with only two more days to go before his surgery - we took him in because it sounded pretty bad. And sure enough...he was diagnosed with...pneumonia! So, he was immediately put on breathing treatments. The doc sent in a nebulizer and warned us that he would probably cry because most kids do and then left the room. She came back about ten minutes later and was surprised when she didn't hear any noise coming from the room. Well...that's because..............

HE LOVED IT!!! Quick-thinking Brian told him it was a pilot's mask and so immediately he was excited to try it on. In fact, towards the end of the treatment, Brian lifted the mask a bit to see if the medication was out and he grabbed Brian's hand and shoved it back onto his face!

When we got sent home with a brand new fish-themed nebulizer you can only imagine his excitement. And for the record, he actually prefers that I do the treatments over Brian, because I put him in my lap and lean back and forth like he's flying an airplane and after we take off I start singing at the top of my lungs, "HIIIIIGHWAAAAY TOOOO THE DANGER ZOOONE!" Oh yeah!



And of course, he insisted he have his favorite airline safety card with him during the treatment. The best part was when he had his mask on and leans down to point to the picture of the passenger using the oxygen mask from the ceiling. Oh boy.