It’s so pretty outside. I just wanna run out there and grab some lilacs and bring my favorite smell right inside. Sadly, as we found out last spring, I can’t do that because of Tim’s allergies. The poor kid- even though I put drops in his eyes before he leaves for school in the morning, he still needs to go to the nurse mid-day for an icepack to ease the swelling and itch. But he’s handling it very well, no complaints. When I was putting in his drops this morning I was telling him what I had to do to get drops into his big brother Andy’s eyes when he was little. It involved sitting across his chest with my knees on his arms, while his father held his head in a vise grip. I’d have to try to keep his eye open with one hand while aiming the eye dropper with the other.
If someone had peeked in the window I’m sure our children would have been removed from our home.
Fortunately we all survived that and other similar traumas. We don’t have to physically restrain him to get him to cooperate anymore (and good thing because he’s quite a bit larger now.)
I remember doing that with Emily when she had pinkeye.
Does Tim take any allergy meds? Don’t tell anyone, but I’ve been known to take some of Steve’s Allegra. Maybe someday I’ll even ask my own doctor for a prescription.