Bugs, Germs and Antibodies

Everyone except Daddy has a cold.

We got flu shots Tuesday, so when the toddler started acting sick Wednesday I figured it was just the vaccination. By that evening, though, her nose was running so furiously I had to tie her hair back to keep it from getting plastered to her face. It wasn't the flu shot, it was something she caught Sunday at church. I should have known. Go to church on Sunday, get sick on Wednesday, miss the next Sunday, repeat!

Thursday, at 4:50 pm (yes it hit me that hard) I got sick. The baby started having trouble breathing about 4 hours later. I guess breastfeeding doesn't protect her from an illness that I don't have antibodies to yet.

So, no sleep to speak of last night. The baby kept waking up and crying because her nose was congested. I'd suction her out and then we'd have serious hysteria for a few minutes. Try to nurse with little success, get her back to sleep, catch a half hour of sleep myself, then go through the whole thing again.

Life does tend to go in cycles with little ones, doesn't it?