Babies are E-V-U-U-L!

I am now convinced that babies are a genius evolutionary mechanism of spreading germs, in other words, totally evil! I hate them all! I mean could bacteria have possibly found a better vector of transmitting disease than a seemingly innocent, cute, friendly baby? It is pure brilliance I tell you.

Please don't be fooled as I was. They are all evil. "Where is this coming from?" you ask. Well it all started when I was on the plane last week (not jet blue unfortunately). I sat next to this lady and her picture perfect family. Her husband, 5 year old and 3 year old were sitting on the other side of the isle. The lady and her most adorable 1 year old daughter were sitting next to me. Now her daughter was just the picture of total cuteness, kissable chubby cheeks, big blue eyes and a smile that never quit. She was obviously one of those happy babies. You know the kind that laughs anytime anyone says something, super friendly. I should have paid more attention to the little snot clots in her nose...1 st clue. The second clue I ignored was that her mom sounded just a little bit congested...humph.

After sitting next to mom and baby for a while I couldn't resist. I asked her if I could hold the baby. I used purell on my hands as not to infect the baby. I was worried about infecting the baby, wasn't thinking about the baby infecting me...sigh. I am never around children so getting the opportunity to play with a little was a lot of fun...or so I thought.

Fast forward, by the next day I started feeling a little under the weather...and I knew it was that darn baby. I tried to ward off the cold with extra doses of vitamin C and Airborne. That kept the cold at bay for a little while until a couple of days ago when my nose turned into a faucet, my head started spinning and I started vascillating between extreme hot and extreme cold and generally felt like two day old crap. Colds suck and babies are evil.

Anyone have any home grown remedies for the common cold? Castor oil? Shark liver oil? Let a sister know.