Croup

Yes. That is right. Our poor little Kimbri got the croup again. Where did she pick it up? I have not one blasted idea! But I feel so bad for her. She had it before several months ago but now has it again. The doctor said that the fall season is the most common time to get it :( 

The last time she got the croup they asked us if we'd rather give her an oral medicine or a steroid shot to treat the croup. We chose the oral because she had never had a problem with eating or swallowing anything at that point in her life. We had given her children's medicine before and she loved it! But you would know that she wanted NOTHING to do with the oral medicine that treats the croup! It took both Rick and I to make her swallow it. The instant it would hit her tongue would be the instant she would try to spit it out. 

So..... anyway, this time around we opted for the shot. One shot and it would all be over. However, this shot must have been a bad one because she cried way worse than when she just gets immunizations. She cried while I put her pants back on, as we checked out of the office and all the way down the elevator and out to the car. I felt so bad for her. I guess it didn't help that she had, had a rough night the night before, being up coughing and wheezing and plus it was nap time, so she was double tired. Actually, she was probably triple tired. Or more. 

When we got home, Rick had just gotten home from class and met us in the driveway and carried Kimbri in the house. She fell right to sleep on Daddy's shoulder! She took a little nap but woke up not too long after still wheezing and struggling to breath. Poor girl. 

We snuggled and watched Charlotte's Web. I thought that might be a fun movie for her since it has so many animals in it! And not to mention Charlotte, the spider!! Kimbri is so in to spiders right now with it being Halloween and all. Any time we go to my parents house she gets excited when she sees the big, fake spider hanging from the chandelier above the kitchen table. So Kimbri pretty much loved every time the movie showed Charlotte the spider :)

Well, I think the shot kicked in because last night Kimbri had a much better night! She slept 12 hours straight, woke up and had a bottle and went back to sleep for about 40 more minutes. When she woke up this morning she seemed a lot happier and better rested. However, the runny nose that had only been slightly runny has turned into a VERY runny nose that we had to constantly wipe all day. So now her nose is a bit red. But hopefully things will continue to look up and she'll be back to her healthy self soon!