Forget the Swine Flu, we have Cabin Fever!

Beau's eyes/allergies have been bothering him for about 2 weeks. This happens this time every year but has been easily solved with morning doses of Claritin. Well, recently that had not been working. So I tried Zyrtec...nothing. Benadryl seemed to help the most, but his eyes (at certain times) were so puffy and red I wanted to cry! It bothered him, but did NOT slow him down.
Monday a week ago I was going to take him to the doctor, but our doctor was not in. The nurse called us in some ($86) eye drops that seemed to soothe his eyes, but did not make them less puffy or red. One of my nurse friends thought he had pink eye (that's how red they were).
Well, we went to Houston for a scrapbooking convention last weekend and his eyes/allergies cleared up almost completely. I was so relieved... until the second we stepped foot back in Abilene...puffy and red again! Darn pecan trees!
I made another appointment to see the doctor and even he said "Whoa" when he first took a look at Beau. Yes, I accept the "bad mother" award. I should have taken him in sooner, but it kept getting better and then worse, better and then worse.
ANYWAY, Dr. Wiley said he needed to stay INSIDE for several days and gave us some Allegra, Singulair, and another prescription eye drop (these, not so pricey!) Anyone who knows Beau knows (aside from Wii time) he would be outside all day every day, so he was not so happy with the "stay inside" order!
So sweet Kevin rented some movies and Wii games for Beau and he has been a really good sport about the whole thing - even holding his own eyes open for drops 3 times a day!
He even told me "I will be brave" if he had to get a shot (which he didn't)!
Well, the very next morning his eyes were SO much better and have continued to get clearer and better...just about back to normal. He got to play soccer this morning and he had so much fun (even in the drizzle and mist!) just being outside!
Our next step will probably be to see an allergist.
This week, we plan to be outside as much as his little eyes will let us!