Baby Seal on Board

Saturday night I was lulled to sleep by Preston coughing. I figured it was from all the smoke at the RibFest but Rob said he was up with him until 1:30. (How I slept through this I do not know. Guess I sleep harder than I thought!) Sunday morning his cough was bad and his nose was a mess. It progressively got worse throughout the day and yesterday. This morning when he woke up he sounded like a baby seal. He's lost most of his voice so he croaks when he cries and tries to talk. As much as I love hearing him talk, the perpetual "inside voice" has been kind of nice today. I took him to the pediatrician and was told he has croup. Ordinarily he could be given a steroid and things would be better within a few days. However, with Preston's immune system the way it is, our pediatrician opted for the old fashion remedy. Whenever Preston gets to coughing a lot I'm supposed to steam up the bathroom and take him in there for as long as we both can handle it. I tried it this afternoon and it seemed to work a little. Between that and taking him out in the cool night air to open his airways, I was told I should see result within a few days. If I don't then we'll figure out Plan B. I may be the next baby seal as our pediatrician said I sounded hoarse myself and croup is pretty contagious within a family. "Ar...Ar....Ar....Ar...."