First cold

Kirby has his first cold. :( We noticed it Saturday night when he was making more noise than usual when sleeping. During the day on Sunday, he seemed a little out of the norm, but around dinner time it was obvious that he was sick b/c he sounded congested and had a bit of snot.

We took him to the ped on Monday and she said that it's just a typical cold - nothing to do but wait 7-10 days for it to go away. The only thing we can really do to help is to saline/bulb his nose 3 times a day and use a humidifier when he's sleeping. Being a first time mom, it's weird to experience your baby being sick. It's really hard to see him struggling to breathe and to be so miserable. :(

Since Monday, it's been pretty typical - snotty, running nose, coughing, sneezing, and sleeping a lot. Today was a little different - he slept a LOT today. I'm hoping there's nothing new going on - just that he needed a lot of rest to get over it. A few hours ago, he had a coughing fit and then ended up throwing up. The ask-a-nurse doesn't think that it's anything to be worried about right now b/c we're not seeing anything else that's a "warning sign".

Hopefully, he'll start to feel better soon b/c ugh - he's going to start daycare on Tuesday and I'd hate for him to feel so poorly when his life is turned upside down by being with strangers all day.

Here's a photo of him from this afternoon. Even though he's feeling like crap, he still has a smile for his mommy. :)