UPDATE: I took him to the clinic this morning and they diagnosed it as Croup. He seems to be almost perfectly fine today with just a lingering phlegmy cough. I feel silly now that I took him in–but I swear it was awful last night! Ah, well… better safe than sorry!
Josiah has developed a nasty-chest-bark-raspy-cough-thing. It came on fast and strong. When he woke up this morning he seemed okay still but by noon he was definitely noticeably worse and now at bed time Tim said he has a bad feeling about tonight. The good news is that it hasn’t hampered his spirits much, although he is a bit more cuddly than normal he is in otherwise jovial spirits.
I’ve already planned to miss BSF tomorrow morning and take him in to the doctor since it’s gotten so bad so quickly. I’ll keep you posted on what happens. I’m hoping it’s nothing and just sounds worse than it really is. Everything sounds so much worse in a baby/toddler. 🙂
I hope it clears up fast.
Man that’s a cute picture of him. I can’t wait to play with my niece and nephew in 23 days!
Don’t feel bad, Erica. I found croup to be very scary, particularly in the middle of the night. It is a perfectly reasonable reason to take a child in, even if just to find out the safest ways to handle it when it happens.
Glad he is feeling better so soon!
Love,
Mom