Getting a little better :)

MONDAY: Things started to improve on Monday. The boys were still unhappy, coughing, runny noses and had mild temps, but they weren’t as sick as they were on the weekend and they started to eat a little again.

Our living room has many toys in it, and every night Tracie and Sal clean up and put the toys away. Over the weekend, there wasn’t much to clean up as the boys were too sick to play. On Monday they actually played with some toys and made some mess. We were so pleased to clean up some toys at the end of the day :)

Tracie still has a nasty cough but things are starting to get better. She did not have any high temps on Monday. Unfortunately she’s got an upset stomach. She’s had abdominal pain and diarrhoea today. She’s not sure if she’s got a tummy bug or if it’s a reaction to the medication the doc gave for her flu.

 

TUESDAY: Again some improvement. Both boys and Tracie still have a nasty cough. They all have the same cough. It’s very “barky” and Tracie says it hurts and makes her feel like vomiting when she coughs a lot. The boys often cry after a coughing fit :(

Both boys have been a little better despite the coughing. They’ve managed to make a little mess in the living room, had fun walking in the garden, eaten and drunk a little more (still not as much as before they got sick) and weren’t quite as miserable as the weekend. Things are still not back to normal, they are still much more clingy and whingy than normal and both boys got a little temp of about 38.0 (100F) this evening. Benny is getting exhausted all the time and even fell asleep on the couch today. We’re hoping this slight improvement is a sign of things to come.

On a positive note both boys have been sleeping quite well at night. I think there’s only been one or two nights in the last 2 weeks of sickness that I’ve had to get up to a crying child. Their coughs have been more persistent today and they coughed a lot during nap time today. I hope I haven’t jinxed it and they sleep well tonight too.

Another positive point is that Sal seems to be getting better. She’s been taking her vitamins and drinking water like crazy. She feels a little better today and is hoping like hell that she doesn’t get this awful illness like everyone else.