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Lynn Howard

Ethan 10/27/13

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Ethan is doing very well. We just celebrated his
5th birthday! Wow! Time is going by so fast. Ethan had the croup in August and caught a cold in September. He got sick again in October and missed some days of preschool. We believe he had RSV. The doctor didn't test him but he had a fever, stuffy nose, chest congestion and generally just didn't feel good. Taking lots of naps and all (normally doesn't take naps). My 2 year old niece had the same symptoms and when her doctor tested her, the RSV came back positive. We had already increased his breathing treatments and that's usually what we have to do anyway. His cough is hanging on but the fever is gone and his head congestion is better. It always takes a long time to get completely over the RSV. Ethan is making more progress on his eating. He has been eating a 4 oz cup of yogurt or jello at therapy twice a week. He won't do it in front of everybody yet; only his therapists. But since it is so new to him we didn't think he would. Hopefully it will be an everyday thing soon. He is doing great in preschool. He is coloring better (not staying in the lines but not just scribbling anymore). He loves going and keeps asking to go to school when he has to stay out. He is going to be a teenage mutant ninja turtle (Leonardo) for Halloween. He loves them. He has grown so much. He is 45 inches tall and weighs 45 pounds now.
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