The cold virus has hit our house. Dusty believes it started with him since he got a little sick last week and wasn't feeling 100%. Max slowly started to get worse from Monday on and we kept him out of daycare both Wednesday and Thursday. He was his usual sick self with a constant whine and crying at the drop of a hat. Now let me just say, if we would be able to just sit and hold him all day he would be fine, but of course that isn't possible with Rory, so there were lots of tears! Luckily he was feeling much better by Thursday evening. I tried to get a couple pictures of the kids and their runny noses but you can't really tell how boogery they are in the pictures.

We were really nervous about Rory and how she would react to getting her brother's cold. We knew there was really no way to stop it from spreading to her since Max is constantly around her, so we just waited and watched. She started to get a fever Tuesday and by Wednesday her fever was too high for an infant so we were stuck taking both kids to Urgent Care to get checked out. Max was already on the downward slide, but he was a big help in figuring out if we needed to worry more about Rory since we all are assuming she got sick from him.

Since Rory has already had bronchitis this year the doctor told us that she will get a small wheeze in her lungs with every little virus this winter. That was reassuring to us since we didn't like hearing that her lungs did sound a bit congested. I have no desire to return to Children's Hospital, thank you very much. After looking in her ears and checking out some other basics he sent us back home and gave us a little list of things to watch for so we'd know when/if we'd need to return to the doctor's office with her. Thankfully, Thursday morning her fever was gone and all we have to deal with now is her runny nose and slight cough. Which I should mention, doesn't sound nearly as bad as when she had all her lung issues two months ago, so I'm quite content with this cold. She is also in a very happy mood even though she is a little snot monster. Look at how cute she is!

Yes, I know Christmas is over, but her pajamas are so cute how can she only wear them for 1 week of the whole year? Thanks again Auntie Katie!

So you can't really make out the snot on either kids' nose in the pictures but trust me they both have nice gooey upper lips. It just makes for extra fun kisses! Of course now it is my turn to take on the bug and trust me, it has hit me too. Sorry, I won't be posting any pictures of my boogers though. It just wouldn't be as cute.