First Cold

and it's all my fault! Sam had her 2 month appointment on August 12th, a Wednesday and by the following Friday evening, I had a scratchy throat and stuffy nose. I'm convinced that I picked up this nasty little virus from the pediatrician's office even though I disinfected myself, Samantha, the carseat, diaper bag, my wallet, etc... The weekend was a bit rough for me, but by early last week I was feeling much better and it seemed that Samantha didn't catch my nasty virus.



Fast forward to Thursday morning--circa 2:00am...



We woke up to Samantha screaming, snorting and crying. She had the stuffiest nose and seemed just plain miserable. My inital thought--"we need to take her to the ER!!!". Allen convinced me that she could probably wait until the doctor's office opened later that morning, though the next 6 hours were some of the longest I've experienced thus far. We managed to squeeze in for a quick appointment and her doctor confirmed that she does have her very first cold. Unfortunately, other than using a humidifier and keeping her head elevated, there isn't a whole lot we can do. She's been quite a trooper despite feeling a little under the weather though! Samantha did make it out to Nana's 90th birthday party yesterday afternoon and she was a hit. The party was a lot of fun and went late into the evening. I'll post some pictures very soon, but in the meantime, fingers crossed that our stuffy-nosed monkey is better very soon!