Out for a Week

Riley got sick with croup {2nd time} in the end of March. He missed six days of school. I had never had to deal with croup with my two oldest. They used to often get strep. Honestly, I would prefer if Riley came down with strep instead of croup. Croup is so scary to me and it's always at it's worst in the middle of the night. We feel so bad for him, struggling to breathe and knowing that scares the hell out of him. Jacob is great at remaining calm. I put on a brave face but inside I'm a nervous wreck when Riley gets sick. I gotta revert to prayer or else my anxiety comes back.

We now know exactly what to do whenever he gets croup. It still doesn't change how stressful it is to have to experience this. Even now, a month later Riley still has a cough. I'm just hoping he doesn't get croup again.
So, sleep around here was scarce at night. Thankfully he had the entire day to recuperate.

Glad his pediatrician gave him a note to excuse his absence.

Hopefully he'll soon outgrow getting sick with croup since younger children are the most susceptible. It's just very scary and annoying.