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Lucas has been coughing. I started to notice it several days ago when he would cough once or twice while asleep. One night, he coughed so hard continuously for probably a good five minutes until it waked him and made him cry.

The next day, I brought him to his doctor who said he is fine, to my relief.  His lungs were clear, his ears didn't show any signs of infection and "he is a perfectly healthy little boy", said his doctor.

He may have just caught a bug, which will go away in a few days, unless it develops into a cold. Until now, he doesn't have colds so I'm hoping he is OK. Fingers crossed. 

But what really amazed me was the doctor's prescription--turn on the vaporizer all night and if he coughs hard and sounds congested, rub Vicks Vaporub on...............guess where?  The bottom of his feet! And then cover his feet with blanket or socks.

Really??? Am I the only one who doesn't know this?  Clearly, my mom doesn't. My siblings and I grew up relying on Vicks for cough and colds but we've always applied it on the chest, neck and back.  Sometimes even on the forehead and nose, which as we all know, is not recommended. 

Although I've used Vicks Baby Rub on Lucas in the past, I've always been reluctant about using any Vicks on him, especially on the chest.  But applying it on the feet sounds pretty safe to me.

Oh, I did google it when I got home and true enough, so many moms swear by this technique!

So that night, we put the vaporizer on as the doctor suggested.  About three hours later, he started coughing so I applied Vicks on to his feet.  Well, there was not a peep from him until he woke up the next morning.

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Photo: Gabriella and Isabella. Twins. Potential clients. This is not the official photos. We met up and discussed their upcoming shoot, and I took a few test snaps.  The girls are adorable!  I am excited to do their portraits.