Tuesday, April 13, 2010

First colds

In the last few days Charlie and Lily have come down with their first colds. Lily started first, with a cough beginning on Friday. I, of course, freaked out and called the pediatrician's office immediately. The phone nurse told me that it sounded like Lily was starting with a cold, but that we shouldn't worry too much. She said that even though Lily is a preemie, she's now strong and otherwise healthy and should be able to deal with the cold that was most likely coming. Sure enough, by the next day she had not only a cough but a runny nose, sneezing, etc. Thankfully, she seemed pretty unbothered by it. She had a little trouble napping and sleeping at night the first day, but otherwise she's her normal buggy self. Predictably, Charlie caught her cold as well. We tried our best to keep that from happening (sterilizing toys, etc.) but there isn't really too much we could do. Charlie started yesterday with the cough and runny nose, but like Lily, he isn't too bothered other than a little disrupted sleep. We're hoping they are both over the colds soon!

Just a reminder that there's still time to join our team for the March of Dimes March for Babies walk on April 25th, or to make a donation to the cause. Team Three Cheers for Babies has some amazing friends - we currently have over 50 walkers joining us on the day and have raised over $2,700 in donations! And this Friday, my awesome gym, Gold's Gym Lawrenceville, is hosting a VIP Class fundraising event with proceeds going to our team! We're so excited and can't wait for the walk. Please join us if you can!

Happy Charlie rocking his Jumperoo. He loves to bounce!
No cold is tough enough to stop Lily from attempting to cram each and every toy into her mouth, no matter how large.
"Well, hello there!"
Lily trying out her new booster seat. I just love the way she's sitting in it!
The cats still refuse to believe that the baby toys are not actually for them...

9 comments:

mrsolsenk12 said...

Poor Charlie and Lily. Colds are never fun but they are nice strong babies now who can fight it off. I hope they feel better soon. We had a few strong colds this winter that seemed to stay forever. Hayden has the same jumperoo that Charlie has and he loves it as well.

Anonymous said...

9 months and first colds? You guys are doing something right!! :)
Hope they feel better soon and hope mommy & daddy don't catch it! The pictures are so cute as usual!

Lauren said...

Wow, Lily suddenly looks so different - she looks so much OLDER!!

Hope they feel better soon!

osuraj said...

That's too funny with your cat sitting on the baby gym. Our 2 chihuahuas do the same thing. They even take our baby's toys out of her toy basket! I guess pets want to have fun too. :-)

Anonymous said...

Wow, the babies have gotten big since the last set of pictures!! They both look so much older. You would definitely never know that they were born so early just by looking at them.

I hope the colds go away soon, but I'm glad to hear they weren't bothered much by their illnesses. What amazing babies you have!

Anonymous said...

Feel better angels... Sleep well my little pumpkins. I love you...

All My Love, Auntie :) xoxoxoox

Ann said...

I love your cats! The post a few weeks back with the photos of Charlie telling the cat a story made me laugh out loud.

(The kiddos are cute, too :) )

Anonymous said...

Just another quick peek... Waiting for more info and pictures... Hi sweet peas...
:) xoxoxoxo

another mama said...

colds yuck! but at least they are ready for them, it's time to start building their immune systems. still there is nothing like a snotty stopped up nose to put a damper on a good night's sleep. i use a warm mist humidifier and a vicks plug in in my son's room to loosen up the congestion and help with the coughing. this can also help prevent the ear infections that sometimes follow the colds (babies especially preemies have a hard time draining their estauchian tubes). hope they feel better soon.