I also fell under the cast of those gloomy skies and came down with a slight fever and cold. My first cold in a long time. Of course this was Micro's gift to me for the weekend. He had a fever last Thursday night and had been cranky for most of the days prior to it (perhaps he's finally teething--of course I've been saying this since he was 4 months old). Unfortunately, being a rookie mom, thought he was just being fussy and hadn't taken his temperature to see if it was out of the ordinary. He hadn't felt very hot and we were hoping that he wouldn't fall to any sickness in his first year. Lame thinking, I know.
He had received his flu shot and is getting another one for the swine flu. According to my pediatrician, flu season in the East Coast has already begun. Best to get your kids and yourself vaccinated this season. I know there are some of you out there that don't feel it's necessary to get a vaccinated, but you don't want to pass something onto your kids, even if they did get a flu shot. I just say, "better safe than sorry". My friend last year failed to get a flu shot out of sheer laziness and ended up getting sick (and she was pregnant, which I was surprised that her doctor didn't tell her to get one). We all know it's never fun to feel crappy and take care of your kids.
Remind them (and yourselves) to wash their hands often, cover their mouth when they cough, and eat healthy.
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