the flu shot

even though it is recommended for infants and toddlers, i found out only about 18% of kids get the flu shot. well, i was lazy and didn't have thomas vaccinated, and now, both thomas and william are sick. not just with colds but the flu. we went to Superfranks last tuesday and on friday morning, thomas' nose started running like crazy. he was still not too bad over the weekend, but by Monday he was getting worse. plus really really clingy and needy, and whiney. william started to feel sick saturday, but on sunday he thought he was ok, so he went for a night ride (yeah at 10pm in 40 degree cold and for an hour) with our similarly crazy neighbor (yeah that's you lawrence). Monday, william was ok at lunch but by 2pm was headed home with terrible chills and body ache all over. he has been completely wasted since then, and pretty much will have to take the entire week off work.

funny thing though, william felt better after driving to the doctor's this afternoon, and confirming that he did have flu and not just a common cold. maybe something about knowing that it wasn't just a cold that was causing him to have to take 4 days off work. :)

the worst is watching thomas try to sleep. even with his eyes closed as he is trying to fall asleep, you can see him trying to breath and struggling to hold his breath when he feels a cough coming. so sad to see such a tiny creature have to go through this. i hate having a cough, the kind that keeps you awake b/c just as you are falling asleep, you get that insuppressible tickle in your throat which brings on a bought of coughing. he gets so frustrated, he starts crying and thrashing around just trying to express how tired and frustrated he is with not being able to go to sleep. then passes out from exhaustion. poor little guy.




when he is awake, he still wants to play, but he has been much more clingy and needy, and whines at the smallest thing that goes wrong. plus he has molars coming in, which adds to his overall discomfort. i caught this little clip of him yesterday, while wiping his runny nose with his sleeve. so sweet. i gave up trying to stop him saturday from smearing his snot everywhere and just let him use what ever he wants. i wipe and make him blow his nose once in a while, but that area is getting so tender and red, it is hard. i have been putting Aquaphor ointment on whenever i can, but he hates that and wipes it off half the time. on sunday, i caught him, with all his fingers, rubbing a huge amount of clear, runny snot all over his mouth and nose. he was clearly enjoying the sensation and stopping occasionally to stick his finger up his nostril as high as he could, or to suck in his entire upper lip. gross!!!!