We’re recovering from being sick. I got a bad cold, and a few days later Jack came down with what I figured was my cold. He had a runny nose and cough and slight fever. I thought he was getting better, but after a couple of days he started wheezing a bit and came down with the croup (characterized by a harsh cough that sounds like a seal barking). Chris went out at 11 PM to buy a vaporizer for his room.
Jack had a rough couple of nights. Chris and I took turns sleeping in his room so we could comfort him. I nursed him a lot. He napped a TON during the day; one day he napped 2.5 hours in the morning and 2 more in the afternoon, which is unheard of for him. I actually woke him up, figuring he wouldn’t be able to sleep that night. He was still playing and eating ok, but very clingy; he wanted me near him all the time, and I couldn’t even read a book or anything without him becoming very upset.
He started to get better, and then came down with another fever and a rash on the small of his back. After conferring with the advice nurse, it seems most likely a reaction from the MMR shot he’d had 10 days previously. Finally this weekend he started to get back to normal. He still has a bit of a cough, and his night sleeping is a bit out of whack, but I can tell he’s back to his happier self.
After the year of photos, I took a little break and didn’t take any photos of Jack for 2 weeks. I finally took one on Sunday, of his rash (to document it for the next round of MMR). I’m sure I’ll get back into taking photos again soon.
