Three Sweet Sisters: Sick babies

Madeline caught a cold 2 weeks ago and quickly passed it to Charlotte, Sam, and I. Despite being in each other's faces all day and sharing cups, Grace miraculously only got a runny nose for 2 days. The babies, on the other hand, became very sick. Charlotte had a stuffy nose and a fever for several days before we discovered she had double ear infections. Madeline had a horrible cough, fever, diarrhea, and stuffy nose. We were told she just had a cold after a few days of being sick, but with no improvement after a week, our normal pediatrician and chest x-rays confirmed she had pneumonia on one side. Madeline, who is normally a big eater, ate and drank nothing, and became noticeably thinner. We're now getting back to normal with their antibiotics, but it was a tough couple of weeks indoors and away from others. Here are a few pictures of our days cooped up together.

Of all the hide-and-seek we played, this was by far my favorite of their hiding places. That's Madeline in Charlotte's bumbo and Grace in Charlotte's car seat.

Poor little Charlotte was such a trooper. She lost her appetite and her sleep was very interrupted due to her stuffy nose and fever, but she never lost her happy mood.

Grace became a little more ornery toward me, I think because of the attention directed toward the sick babies and away from her. Once I asked Grace, dressed as Sleeping Beauty at the time, to do something and her response to me was, "Mommy, the princess knows." Cabin fever and a sassy 3 year old added to my frustration, but it didn't take long for Grace's sweet and helpful nature to return.