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Sadly, this has been our life for the past almost week.



That picture was from Friday morning.  A nasty cold hit this family (everyone but me) on Thursday and Paige had a fever so the kids and I stayed home until Wally got home from school around 1 and then I headed in to work for a few hours. 



Paige is my fever girl.  It seems that about every 3 to 4 months, she gets hit pretty hard.  I know fevers are not necessarily a bad thing, but the temps that hers get to make me nervous sometimes.  Luke had a fever on Monday, his first since he was 9 months old.

After another round of Motrin, Paige was up and moving on Friday night.



This one was not :(  He fell asleep on the couch at 7:30.  I couldn't even tell you the last time he actually fell asleep on the couch.



Paige took full advantage of feeling a little bit better and Luke being sound asleep.  These videos could easily be titled "The Annoying Little Sister".  So funny! Hopefully you can see them; they are a little dark.



Saturday I made the decision that we would still head to LP as we had planned for over a month.  The kids definitely weren't 100%, but they were moving and playing.  They would be able to rest at Grammy & Papa's just as they would at home.  Aunt Carly & Aunt Stacey were in town and they haven't seen the kids in quite awhile.  By Sunday afternoon I wasn't sure if I made the right decision as the kids seemed to be heading downhill again :(

On Sunday night our house smelled like someone had poured a bottle of Vick's all around.  Both kids had a bit of a rough time getting to sleep Sunday night so we put some Vick's VapoRub on Luke's feet and the vaposteam in the humidifier for Paige, both eventually got a decent night's sleep.  I had already made the decision that we would stay home Monday and head to the doctor.  Paige was fever free on Monday, but not Luke.  And I was worried about Paige's ears maybe being infected. 

Poor baby :(


As suspected, both kids just have a virus and there isn't really anything we can do for them.  As of today (Wednesday), they are both feeling a little better, but the noses are still running and the cough is still there and now I am sick.  And of course Wally has a coach's meeting and parent-teacher conferences at night this week so I am on my own with the kids.  And Wally and I have a weekend away planned to celebrate our anniversary.  I need to get better fast!

This is a nasty one for all of us!  Hopefully I can post some happier pictures soon!