The Plague is Upon Us!

Well, we made it more than 10 months without the babies catching anything; which, if you consider that they were born premature during prime flu season is nothing short of amazing. We attribute this to the diligent hand washing all of our visitors and the monthly anti-RSV shots they received. But you know, it was truly a matter of time until our luck ran out. And of course, when it rains it pours!

Colin had been stuffy for quite some time, which we chalked up to allergies. But then a runny nose developed and a fever, so we knew it was morphing into something a little more contagious. That was Wednesday afternoon. By yesterday morning, Colin, Edward and I had barely slept and I came down with the flu. By the afternoon, Keith had a fever and he was miserable. He just wouldn't settle, and screamed and whimpered for two hours at bedtime. His temp was hovering between 38 and 39, and a cool bath and more Advil didn't seem to be working. He was clearly fighting an infection, but he had no runny nose like Colin. So I bit the bullet and took him to the hospital. It was surprisingly quick visit - we were home by 2:30 this morning - and Keith was diagnosed with a double ear infection. By this morning, it was Evelyn's turn to be miserable and restless. I made my 3rd doctor's visit in four days and Evelyn was also diagnosed with an ear infection. Today, Colin is feeling better and I'm on the mend. Hopefully, the antibiotics will kick in for Keith and Evelyn and they'll start to turn the corner within the next day or so. So far, Edward is the only one who hasn't gotten sick, but holding feverish, clingy babies for most of the night is not a recipe for infection prevention.

Anyways, we're hanging in! On a happier note, here are pictures of the trio taken by a dear family friend during our visit to the cottage last week. I packed the babies up and made the drive to Kingston for brief, 24 hour visit. It was a challenge, given that they suddenly took a strong dislike to their Peapods, which they happily slept in for 6 weeks in New Brunswick, and were their very, VERY busy little selves. But it was all worth it, as my father got to spend his birthday with his babies!