Sick

This has been the week of sickness at our house. Nathan was sick with a cough all of last week and Ava had a bit of a cough too. But this week was horrible. Poor Andrew came down with a terrible flu/cold on late Tuesday night despite the fact that he got a flu shot this year (his 1st one ever). He woke up crying at 11pm, we went into his room and he had a really bad cough. The more he cried, the worse it got. I couldn't get him calmed down. It sounded like croup, so we got the humidifier and thought it would be gone within a few days. That night was rough as well as the next several days & nights. The next day he slept till 10:15 which is unheard of for him. He had a fever but it seemed to go away with Tylenol. We spent the day watching a lot of cartoons, playing video games, reading books and doing puzzles. He even took a long nap which surprised me since he slept in so late. That night we paid for it! He didn't sleep much and woke me up every 1 to 2 hours. It was horrible! The next day he still had a fever so we did a lot of relaxing again. Friday was by far the worst day. He had a fever all day and no medicine made it go down. He couldn't get comfortable because his body was so achey. We called the doctor several times but they said we were doing everything that could be done. I felt so bad for him. Saturday morning- no fever! We spent the day at home again but he had lots more energy and actually started playing with toys. He didn't take any meds and seems to be doing better today too, accept for the cough which sounds horrible. The doctor said that the cough could last up to 3 weeks. Ava now seems to be getting worse though. Her cough has gotten worse and now has a runny nose. She was running a slight fever last night (99.3) but I'm hoping she'll nap a lot today and feel better tomorrow! I am really hoping that I don't get sick too and that this sickness will finally leave our house!