All Croup-ed Up

Our household was finally hit with croup. Elena got it first, and luckily she only had the seal bark-sounding cough the first night, and then it just turned into a regular cold. The doctor said this is because she's older so her airways are larger. She's been sick for 6 days now, poor thing, with constant fevers, a relentless cough, and congestion. Today's the first day I haven't had to medicate her to bring down her fever. Samuel just got sick two days ago, and when I took him to the doctor they gave him one dose of a steroid to decrease the inflammation of his airways. I'm glad because the croup cough sounds so painful. He's doing better, just has a runny nose and a mild cough. He has the immune system of a champion. This is the first time he's really been sick; up to this point he's only had the sniffles a couple times. We're all tired of being stuck at home.

And I'm sick as well, which is no fun. Luckily, it seems like my body is fighting it off. Now I'm just hoping and praying that my babies get well very soon.