First Cold

Last weekend on Sunday, Derek started getting crabby.  By the evening, that crabbiness turned into a slight fever and a very sleepy little boy.  Monday you could just tell he wasn't feeling like himself.  He wanted to be held, was very cuddly (vs squirmy), and just looked run down.  We still sent him to daycare because so far, it's just been a phase...or maybe teething...or growing...we never know.  Monday we got a call from daycare that said his temp rose above 100 degrees and we needed to pick him up.  We made plans for Tuesday as well because that meant he couldn't be at daycare for 24 hours.  Since Mike has sick time and vacation time, he stayed home with him.  We generally stayed around the house, elevated his crib, put a humidifier in his room, let him take lots of naps, drink lots of bottles (vs trying to push the solid foods or sippy cup), and spent lots of time reading and cuddling.  He's now finally over his first cold.  I'm grateful that we got in 10 months of a healthy baby before he got sick, although the extra snuggles were nice.