Another Yucky Cold

Ella is sick - AGAIN. She has had only one week of feeling well since she started daycare in January. It's safe to say that she has had a cold for 4 weeks now. Last week, she was finally well. Then, on the weekend, the cough began. Then, the fever came and last to arrive was the runny nose. Daddy stayed home on Monday, Oma babysat yesterday, and today it's Mommy's turn to stay home with a sick Beaners. This is a particularly bad cold. The fever was a bit high last night but that seems to have gone away today. We have never seen so much snot come out of one small baby. Ella slept 10 hours straight the other night but has been restless at night for 5 weeks now. The cold rears its ugly head especially at night - she coughs and cannot breath. Even napping is proving to be hard for her. Here she is this afternoon, finally napping. Don't let the peaceful pose fool you -- she was hacking up a lung moments earlier and had snot all over her face mid sleep. Poor little Beaners! Poor Mommy too - dealing with 90 teenagers when she's sleep deprived doesn't seem like much fun! So far, she's kept her calm.