11 Months, Walking, and InstaCare.

Asa is 11 months old today. This week has been a crazy one mixed with good and bad. First the good: Asa took his first steps on Sunday (Jan. 17)! Of course they were very wobbly and ended in a pretty good face-plant, but that's a start! Since then, he has taken a couple steps a few times a day. Mostly he does it when he doesn't realize he's let go of something. He can stand pretty well on his own for a while but prefers not to, so this walking business might take a while. It is just crazy to think that our little guy will be walking soon. He also has learned how to blow on his food whether it is hot or not. It is really cute to see his little lips form a circle an blow air. He also loves to throw is body around. He will just put his hand in the air and free fall towards anything he wants. He is such a funny boy. Now for the bad. A few days ago, Asa came down with a really bad cold pretty much overnight. He was coughing constantly and his nose was a fountain. Well, on Monday night, he started wheezing and working pretty hard to breathe. I freaked. I saw my little asthmatic brother turn blue a couple times, so I don't take breathing issues lightly. We took Asa into Instacare (which I would never choose to do, but it was Martic Luther King Day so the pediatric office was closed) and they took his vitals. His oxygen levels were just over 60%, which isn't considered an emergency yet, but still low. He received a breathing treatment and his wheezing cleared up after that. They don't diagnose asthma in a baby this young, so the doctor just attributed it to his bad cold. They gave us an Albuterol breathing machine to have at home if we ever needed it again. Since Monday, Asa has had no real breathing trouble, so I am really hoping it was just a bad night. I still am really glad to have that machine on hand if we ever come across this problem again. I think everyone should have one!