Somewhat Under the Weather

The kids have all been sick for awhile now. Well, since before we went to GA. Just runny noses and congestion. Nothing major, no fevers or anything just general "snottiness." Lovely, huh? We rarely get sick, so when we do, I get very tired of it, very quickly. On Monday I was tired of it all. I had a humidifier going, as well as water boiling all day on the stove. I washed everyone's bedding and anything else I could think of. Tuesday I played with the kids outside, trying to get some "sunshine healing" and Vitamin D into their systems. Last night, Will and Tyler didn't sleep much. (Thankfully, Amy did). I finally got Will down around 3am, just in time for Tyler to wake up. The poor thing had a hard time breathing. So I set myself up in the living room, got the humidifier going again and lathered him in Vicks vapor rub. I hated using it (it has petroleum in it) but desperate times call for desperate measures. He can't get better if he can't breathe! Thankfully, he fell sound asleep and so did I! These lazyboys are a dream! They may not look like much but they are as comfortable as can be. And at this point, I'm more out for comfort. For 2 days, Tyler screamed and cried a LOT. Nothing would console him. Well, in all the crying, he made himself hoarse. So when he cries, you never really know he's crying, because you can't hear him. It's actually kind of funny. I've never had a hoarse baby before! haha. It's pretty cute.

This morning everyone feels ok, but they are still congested. Coughs, snot, wonderful. At least there hasn't been much whining. It must be "fort" day as each kid made their own. Will took a book and a blanket into his clothes hamper and had a great time.

Lee had to make a few more 'dead bodies' for his class. So he cut more heads and limbs out of this box. Then Amy took the remains and made herself a "spa." Thanks to Aunt Donna's gift last week and a few make-up additions from Mommy- her spa was complete. I know kids love boxes, but who would have thought that one box could be dead body parts AND a spa!

And me? I'm feeling fine. Luckily I've been able to sleep in lately, thanks to Lee's later schedule, and I'm sure that's helped me from getting sick. I'm also downing vitamin C like crazy and just taking it easy. I'm starting to wonder if the kids really just have allergies. Though I wonder what could be aggravating that this time of year. Hmmm.....