As everyone in this country knows, the pollen levels have been off the charts. Here in Central Virginia a high pollen count is, like 250-500 per cubic meter. On April 7th it was 3,780! Just a leeetttle high. Which would explain why everyone in my family is suffering.
My poor baby boy has woken up the past couple days with swollen eyes and (excuse me) yellow gunk coming out them. The congestion is heavy and productive to the point of (forgive me again, please) vomiting. He is very restless at night which means I hardly get any sleep as well.
My baby girl has some pretty bad congestion as well, coughing and gagging most the day. It breaks my heart when they are feeling so bad. And with the beautiful weather we've been having (which is part of the cause of all this yellow rain) it is hard to explain to them why they can't go outside to play.
We've up'd the meds they are taking, washed the bedding, given nightly baths and bought and installed air purifiers for their rooms. I'm hoping that all these measures are helping to alleviate some of the worst of these symptoms. But I'm fairly sure that no matter what steps we take, with the high pollen count, there is only so much we can do.
Wish us luck at the doctor's office this morning and I hope that you all are fairing better than we are.