Croup

I am afraid that what I'm afraid was going to happen is happening.  Does that even make sense?

The last time we were at my sister's, Nathan got sick.  He had croup--a respiratory disease very common in kids, characterized by harsh, barking cough.  What's different between this and a regular cough is that you don't continuously cough.  It gets better during the day and gets worse at night.  Nathan would be playing and active all day as if he wasn't sick at all, and would be miserably crying at night probably because his throat was hurting.

I was afraid Lucas would get it too, but it was too late to leave.  We were already there a day before Nathan got sick, so Lucas had already been exposed to the virus.  What made it worse is that Lucas kept chasing, hugging and kissing Nathan.  Also, we had to leave him there.  Both Charles and I needed to travel early that week and Lucas was going to stay with my sister and her family.

A week has passed since Lucas got home and he's fine.  I was happy.  I thought it's been long enough and he's not getting the disease.  But lately, I noticed that his voice is starting to get scratchy, his temperature would sometime rise and he would cough at night.  It's not as bad as how Nathan was but he is starting to display some symptoms.

I'm still hoping he didn't get the disease.  He's still very active and behaving just like he normally would.  If not for the slight change in his voice and the occasional coughing, I would not worry.

I really hope he gets spared.  When he's sick, we're all miserable!

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Photo:  Nathan--not looking sick at all.  His hair was getting so long I decided to tie it.  He looked funny!