Ever since we came home from Chicago, it has seemed as though both Alex and Julia have had one cold after another. Needless to say, it has been a real pain! Upon following my motherly instincts, I took Alex to the doctor last week once again to have him checked out due to a lingering cough and other cold symptoms only to expect to be told that he has 'a cold,' but we actually found out that he has RSV. RSV is really just a BAD cold in our day to day vocabulary, but for children and babies, it can be especially dangerous. It can really create some breathing problems and has to be watched closely.
Alex has been out of preschool (probably the source of this germ) for the past week and a half and we have quarantined ourselves from all of our friends. Julia has been spending lots of time with her Meema Amy and Papa Carl in an effort to keep her from getting sick. Unfortunately, it seems as though she has come down with the bug anyway this week (probably due to her exposure to Alex last week), but for right now she seems to be doing fine except for some difficulty sleeping at night due to the cough she has. Despite all this, Alex and Julia have been quite the troopers and Alex is only a little bummed that the TV and DVD player we put in his room during his recovery will be removed tomorrow (we thought that this might lead to some battles, but he seems to be OK with it for now).
