It looks like Kavi’s…

It looks like Kavi's cold is actually croup. Poor munchkin. She's got the characteristic harsh, barking cough, and more trouble with coughing and breathing at night, plus a fever. It's a tremendous relief living in a house with a pediatrician (Anne), who can definitively diagnose such things for us. At this stage, we're mostly trying home remedies, like getting a cool-air humidifier to hopefully help Kavi sleep better at night, although we're probably also going to pick up a steroid prescription today. It's all a little worrisome, but apparently mild croup is pretty common and not a serious concern; it should run its course in three to seven days.

Plan for today -- I'm working on the Asian American Studies website for UIC, just getting minimal info updated and up. We have two job searches upcoming, so it'd be good to have at least a basic website up and running ASAP. Once that's up, I'm planning to do more research on similar sites, see what we're missing, think about updating it properly, etc.

We also have several more appointments to look at rentals; we're hoping to make a decision on one today, and move in as soon as they'll let us (definitely by October 1st). We're still waiting to hear on the house we're hoping to buy, but we've pretty much decided that if we do get it, we're going to embark on renovations pretty immediately, so will want to be living elsewhere (given infant and Kavi, especially) while the work is being done. If we don't get it, we'll be looking for another house, but at this point, with the baby imminent, we don't want to rush things. So one way or another, a rental 'til spring is looking likely.