Well, we made it probably two weeks without somebody going to the doctor ... this week it's been Ryan's turn. Poor little guy has a case of croup and is quite pitiful. He's been coughing since Sunday night, although the seal-like bark is gone now. He's also had fevers off and on. So we've missed preschool and speech all week and are going a little stir-crazy. This afternoon we went to Target just because Mommy had to go somewhere and it seemed like the least likely place for a lot of close interaction & germ-passing. Plus it's been raining & yucky all week, so the playgrounds aren't a good option anyways. Oh well! We've enjoyed lots of time at home and lying on the couch watching tv. And it's been good for Abby, she's gotten all her meals & bottles on time and two good naps a day!
Abby has been doing great, knock on wood she's stayed healthy through this. As fun as croup is not with a three year old, I can't imagine how it would be in an almost-11-month old. She's soo close to walking, but just hasn't let go yet. She can stand for a few seconds at a time and is now doing it on her own. Earlier in the week, I'd have to hold her up and let go when she wasn't paying attention, but now she's actually pulling up to standing and letting go by herself. She can stand, oh I don't know, maybe five seconds. She walks with just a finger or two, more for balance & confidence I think. I have a feeling she'll let go any day now. I'm actually kind of looking forward to it. I know walking has its drawbacks, but she's such a fast crawler anyways. And with the warm weather coming, she needs to be up and walking before we get outside too much. She already tore holes in the knees of a pair of jeans by crawling around outside last week. So it's walking or skinned knees this spring!
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