croup

remember, in anne of green gables, when anne saves minnie mae barry from dying of "the croup"? i think she used mustard plaster and something called ipecac. i had neither of those remedies on hand, nor the experience to recognize croup. i was getting scared that ben had pneumonia, after several days of tight coughing and no improvement. thankfully, our good doctor loucks gave ben's chest one listen and diagnosed him with minnie mae's disease. he had a breathing treatment and a steroid shot and is perking right up, although he still looks pale and tired. visiting the pediatrician was decidedly less dramatic than anne's heroic midnight intervention, which was great because who needs more drama?

two days til baby comes...