micah and rowan woke up this morning with rattling chest coughs. : ( i took them to the doctor this afternoon, and they both have a virus of some sort. at the office, micah was running a fever of 99.7 (high for her, she normally runs about 96) and rowan's temp read 103. but i am convinced that ear thermometer was wrong, there's no way his temp was that high. he was cool to the touch and running around playing in the waiting room!) the doc prescribed a nasal decongestant and suggested a nasal spray for both of them. i went to whole foods market and bought a nasal spray with grapefruit seed extract - a natural antibacterial and antifungal - and some homeopathic medicine for allergic or viral runny nose; wet, non-productive cough; and post-nasal drip, all of which they have, and all of which are driving me and them crazy! micah fell asleep at 10 pm, and has woken herself up hacking up mucus every 15 minutes since. i can't wait for them to be over this sickness... when it goes on this long, it really wears us all out. rowan has had a cold since before dec. 1, and i know micah's nose has been running that long too. argh! whoever reads this, please say a prayer for my kids' colds to GO AWAY and STAY AWAY!!!!

i almost didn't fill the scrip for the decongestant... i don't like giving them stuff like that. if their bodies need to produce mucus to carry whatever out of their bodies, i don't want to suppress that function... but, i got to thinking, the nasal congestion is also causing their bodies extra stress. it's keeping micah from sleeping well at night, and it's keeping rowan from nursing/eating well. neither of those things is conducive to healing. so, i went ahead and got the stuff and gave it to them this evening. i really hope they start feeling better tomorrow.

i just had a nutella sandwich on white bread and a glass of milk for a midnight snack. i'm about to get in bed with my sleeping babes and watch "walk the line." i need some joaquin phoenix to fall asleep to... hehe. : )

i'm bummed. i miss my sister, i was supposed to hang out with my friend today and bake christmas goodies, and we were supposed to go to a holiday party at her house tomorrow. instead, we will likely be hibernating indoors in our pajamas, under the covers, reading books and watching movies and taking hot baths all day. i am longing for warm, sunny, longer days... oh, i feel so depressed this winter.

i did get my christmas cards mailed out tonight, though. : ) this is the first year EVER i have actually bought cards, written in them, addressed them, stamped them, and mailed them. every year, i make it through one, sometimes two of those steps in the process. but this year, i completed the process, and my loved ones (a lot of them, anyway) will receive a christmas wish from our family in the mail.