Cough...Sneeze...Oink...

The H1N1 virus (aka: Swine Flu) has hit our home. Xylie was diagnosed yesterday and since Zayden and Napp have shown the same symptoms, it is assumed that they have it as well. So far, I seem to be immune....praise God for that.

Xylie woke up Monday morning with a terrible cough and a low-grade fever. Within minutes, her fever rose to 102.5 and peaked around 103.3. She is such a trooper and is hanging in there with good spirits.

Zayden started to show symptoms at 5 pm last evening...during the night his fever jumped above 104 degrees. Oddly, he has a lot of energy for being so sick...and he talks more when sick than he does when well...I don't get it either. But because of his asthma, we're keeping an especially close eye on him.

Napp has also shon symptoms since yesterday afternoon...man is this flu hard on adults! Poor Napp's fever is in the 103.3 range and his cough is horrid.

I was able to get to the grocery store today and stock up on food. It's kind of funny though that I've been obsessing about making meals for my sick family members because they have little desire to eat anything other than apple sauce, fruit and oatmeal.

Xylie has had a few cute insights. When listed "dizzy legs" as one of her symptoms. Also today when I said that I had a bad headache and was very tired she sweetly said, "Uh-oh Mommy, you might be getting the SLIME flu."

The slime flu...I think the CDC should rename it that...it's quite appropriate no?