Mommy vs Boogers

Yes, you read the title right.  I haven’t been in the bloggy world for the past week because our family caught a new batch of kung foo goo.  I have been wiping noses for days on end and we are on our fifth box of kleenex.  Thank you to Kleenex for the boxes of tissues I received for review awhile back because right now I feel like we own stock.

Both boys got the same germ but it manifested in different ways.  One of my bubbas got his typical breathing issues and out came the nebulizer.  This is always scary because the last time we dealt with this we were minuted from being sent to the hospital from the doctors office.  My other little guy got the worse with the gunk coming from his nose which later turned into an ear infection.

At what age do these booger makers of mine know how to blow their nose?  Trust me we practice, and I demonstrate.   “Ok, blow out  like this”  and inevitably they suck it back up further into their head.  I had to draw the line and break out the nose drops and the booger sucker.  Any mom who has had a child with a cold, knows what the “booger sucker” is.

I knew it would help him, but try convincing a three year old when you are approaching with this alien bulb like thing in your hand.  I feel so horrible, his eyes look like fifty cent pieces and I would swear I was sucking out his brains by the look of total surprise on his face.  I know he feels so much better.  I wonder how long the booger sucker has been around?