Hey germs ... begone with you

We are generally a pretty healthy house.
Well, not this week.

All 4 of us are now suffereing from some form of a cold or sinus infection or throat infection or ... something gross.

Started with Bugger last week.  Took her to the docs and was told it was a run of the mil cold, and nothing to be done.  I know I am over-reactive parent to take her 1 day in to the sniffles and eye gunk, but I am super paranoid when it comes to her.  Children with Down Syndrome tend to have smaller sinus passages and flatter ear canals which makes drainage super hard, and also the low muscle tone effects EVERY muscle, including the lungs.  So with this knowledge, in my mind, every sniffle turns to pneumonia.  Bugger has 3 ear infections and 1 sinus infection ever, so she is not prone to the nasty ickus, but I still panic anyway.
Almost a week later, and still fighting it.  No fevers, and only irritable first thing in the morning generally or at bedtime, so we just keep up with the tylenol and wiping of the nose and hope these germs pass quickly.

Zilla started a few days later.  She has caught a far less severe version of this bug from what we can tell, but still some congestion and cough and irritability.  And did I mention the 4 molars she is cutting at the moment too?  Poor kid.  Thank the heavens for tylenol!

Hubby and I both have some forms of this as well.  His is in his sinuses and causing horrible sinus pressure headaches.  My version seems to have landed in my throat. Oh the joys of fire throat that is so swollen it hurts to swallow anything at all.

These germs can leave now.
Really.
Go!

And of course the best thing to get rid of these germs, rest, was little to be found in this house this weekend.  We had the final 2 of the 1st Birthday parties for Zilla this weekend.  I am so thankful and grateful for all that our families do for us and our kids and how much they want to spoil my kiddos.  We are truly blessed.  I just wish we had all been in better spirits and health to enjoy it all a little bit more.  Zilla chowed down on cake every chance she got, and loved every bit of it, but she also dipped out of every party a little early to seek out her comfy bed.

So today ... we rest!
Well three of us anyway.  Hubby needed to make the donuts this morning, so we sent him out of the germ infested house.  Us girls are staying in our pj's.  Bugger is staying home from school one more day, and therapy has been cancelled. Now if all of us could nap at the same time it would just be pure heaven!