Return of the Croup

Logan had a runny nose on Friday and yesterday, he started coughing. We knew the sound of that cough. Croup. It got really bad last night. But we were prepared this time. We had a bag packed for the hospital. Our first course of action would be to run a steamy shower and have Logan sit in the bathroom and breathe in the steam. The next step is to bundle him up and take him outside.

I was getting sick just thinking about the possibility of having to take him back to the hospital, so our main goal was to do everything we could to prevent that. About 3a.m., the wheezing started. Just like the last time, although not quite as bad. We did the shower thing and then took him outside. That seemed to work! We all went back to bed, but his cough was pretty persistent this morning. We all stayed home from church because neither me or Zeb wanted to be the one alone with Logan in case he had another attack. It's quite scary.

I'm proud of the way we kept our cool so far. Everything we've read said that one of the most important things with croup is for everyone to remain calm. We've tried not to do anything that will upset Logan (I'm sure he loves that!). We're praying that tonight is even better and within the next couple days his croup is gone.


Fortunately, Logan still has a great appetite and has actually been in a pretty good mood. I'm definitely more stressed out about this than he is.

Logan had his 15 month check-up this past Monday. Here are his stats:

Weight: 22 lbs. 14 oz. (25th percentile)

Height: 32 1/2 inches (90th percentile)

Head size: 19 inches (80th percentile)