Croup and Sugar Cookies!

Well, Logan just wanted to make sure mommy was paying attention to him on Tuesday as he began having a wonderful, barky cough and spiked a temperature at daycare. Logan is prone to asthma-type symptoms, so this is not too surprising. However, when he starts having a fever, then we have to pay attention! I took him to the pediatrician to find out he has croup! Croup is a virus that causes a barky cough. Croup causes swelling and narrowing in the voice box, windpipe, and breathing tubes that lead to the lungs. This can make it hard for your child to breathe. Sounds like fun, huh? It is also contagious, which means no more daycare for the rest of the week! We've been doing lots of snuggles at home with big brother...watching the snow come down outside. Just to make matters even better, Carson started with the barky cough this afternoon! The hardest part of this whole thing is the cough when they lay down to sleep. They are both frequently waking up because of the cough...ARGH...so much for a good night's sleep!



Since we were couped up in the house today, we decided to get in the holiday spirit by making some sugar cookies. Both Carson and Logan helped whip up their own batches of dough. Carson was a super big helper by making a dough ball (in between bites of dough), rolling it out all by himself and then using cookie cutters to make gingerbread men, angels, ornaments and snowmen! Talk about a great sensory activity...there's nothing like getting your hands all dirty with flour and then rolling it all out! When we were done, Carson gave me a big hug saying "that was a lot of fun mom!"...mission accomplished!

Enjoy the snow and keep yourselves warm and AWAY FROM THE CROUP!