My son's first cold

I feel so bad for my baby boy. He just turned 8 months on the 18th and two days later he has his first cold. He's kind of had the sniffles before but nothing like this. :( He gags on his mucus, sneezes and huge snot bubbles form, and he hates having snot on his face, so he will try to rub it off and it just spreads all over his face...even into his eyes! Not to mention he is teething right now so he is drooling like no other....so needless to say EVERYTHING is covered in wetness around here-Especially me because he likes to cuddle and rub up against me (probably rubbing his snot off on me) when he is sick. At least I'm getting some cuddles even though they're at the expense of getting sick.
I really hope that it's just a cold and doesn't turn into something worse. :( Poor boy, I can't imagine him having a sinus infection or bronchitis when he's not even a year old yet. Needless to say, he is being very clingy, and I must go tend to him now! :) Not sure how long it's gonna take to get over this, but I'll be extremely happy when he stops whining every time I sit him down! (and now that it's bed time and he can't breathe and wants his paci....nothing is making him happy....even being held by me isn't working! YIKES!) I have a feeling I'm in for a long night!