sniffle,sneeze, and snot.... OH MY!

We had such a great Sunday we did take the girls to Boo at the Zoo and we had a blast. I will share pics of this later. It is funny though how great the day was because that night was just the opposite.

The girls were over tired from the day, so bedtime was a little crankier then normal. OK we knew that would more then likely be the case until they settled. No biggie right... ohhh how new we really are at this!!

Rdette was up every 45-hour every hour all night! We hadn't had a night like this in a very long time. We figured that she was teething, gave her oral-gel. She was never fully awake, she would holler out, and look like she just wasn't comfortable. We didn't want to give her anything more because she just didn't look sick or feel warm. Finally at 4 am she seemed to settle. She slept until 8 in the morning. I went to check on her around 7 and she seemed ok just tired from her night (she not being the only one!). Her head was facing the back of the crib I didn't notice anything really out of the norm. So I left her to sleep.

When she got up at 8 she was smiling sitting in her crib and I didn't notice until I was right on top of her that she looked like she was covered in a cob web! Eww. Her nose was just running like someone turned on the faucet. I got her all cleaned up and we started our day. Through the morning she was a little more clingy but not much more. But she was rubbing at her eyes, I felt her head and she was pretty warm. She had 101 temp, Fantastic! We started the Tylenol and extra fluids and kept wiping her nose.

It just all went downhill from there. The one thing she really needed was a good nap, she only slept for 30 mins all day. She just couldn't get comfy. In the afternoon, I took her temp again still 101 with the Tylenol. The doctor was called and I set up and appointment for her the next day.

In the evening we did all the normal, vapor bath, Vicks chest rub (I started to wonder if you could over dose on this as she had already had it several times during the day), more Tylenol she still had the fever, and some Benadryl. She did sleep ok, we had to get up a couple of times with her, but by 1 am she seemed to finally settle, and she slept until 7 or so.

I took her temp again in the morning, and she still had a fever. It had come down to 100, but I still didn't like it. I went ahead and gave her the some Motrin and that finally did the trick. We hung around the house until it was time for the doctor. Miss. C does have an ear infection, and a cold. Her doctor gave us an antibiotic and we headed home. As a little side note, those who live in MD or pretty close know how blustery and cold it was yesterday. I had both girls layered up. We bought them really nice winter hats that cover their whole head and ears (of course they wear the same size!) they are really cute. Charlotte HATES it. She fought me all the way to the car, bursting into tears, only increasing the snot production. Lily who really is a great big sister, kept telling her it was ok, and trying to hold her hand.

Last night she did much better over night, and slept right through. We still checked her a million times though! This morning her faucet has been turned down, but not off. I am glad that we took her because this morning her snot is really yellow and gross, even with that first dose of the medication.

Right now she is napping, and hopefully will take a nice long one... it is still needed.

As for Lil she had a fever on Monday that topped at 100, but that has been it, no runny nose, cough, nada. Thankfully Lily is one of the healthiest kids ever. She has an immune system of steel. I on the other hand woke up this morning like I had been hit by a mack truck! Chris is also not feeling so hot. Ahh the joy's of parenthood!