Croup

Last week Grace caught a cold. She wasn't stuffed up, but had a cough that just got worse and worse. Wednesday night was rough, with Grace coughing so hard she was having a hard time catching her breath and started throwing up. We cranked the shower in the bathroom and hung out there in the steam for a bit. Her cough and breathing settled and she went back to sleep; I slept in her bed with her and she was awake several times from coughing. Brian took her to the doctor on Thursday and we were told she had croup. She got a puffer and an anti-inflammatory med. She did great with the puffer and was really good about drinking the medicine, even though she said it tasted awful (which I'm sure it did, based on the smell).
She is doing much better now, and for the past couple days has only been coughing if she pushes herself too hard or is running and jumping around for too long.  I'm glad she had just a mild bout of croup, because I know people whose kids get it really bad and have had to make many trips to the ER in the middle of the night. It was still rough and I hated hearing her cough so bad throughout the night!
Now I have the cold and it better clear up soon! There is nothing worse than having a bad cold in the summer!