My son's first birthday party was supposed to be tomorrow. We had a big celebration planned with lots of family and friends. The food was going to be catered. There was going to be entertainment for the kids. Special goodie-bags have been stuffed.

The party has been postponed, thanks to my son's ongoing fight with asthma, or reactive airway disease.

Whatever this beast is that is getting the best of my son's lungs, I just wish it would go away.

He has been taking quick-relief asthma medicines and inhaled corticosteroids via nebulizer three times a day for ten days and oral steroids for four days now, and has not really shown much of an improvement.

He has vomited on me five times, and my husband once. His doctor told us he would have to be admitted to the hospital for two to three days today. We went to the ER to get him admitted, but they thought his oxygen level was good enough that he did not have to be hospitalized.

However, he is still wheezing and coughing.

There is nothing worse than seeing your child suffer. I sure hope he gets better soon.

Happy birthday, baby boy.