Fifth Disease

...ever heard of it? I hadn't until last week. I have quickly grown to hate it. I know, we tell Morgan not to use that word. But I REALLY REALLY do not appreciate its presence in my world.

Morgan ran a low grade fever (off and on) and had no appetite for 4 days. We didn't think much about that or her cough until she woke up from one of her naps with her eyes pasted shut. I was gone to a weekend scrap fest with my girlfriends. (don't judge me for a. leaving when Morgan was sick or b. going to a weekend scrap fest) Monday we headed to the doctor and were introduced to the evil virus that has caused us to go in to quarantine mode

... Fifth Disease.

This picture really doesn't do justice to what Morgan looked like. She had dark red circles around her eyes, her eyes were swollen and producing gunk at a sickening speed, her cheeks were red and she had a rash on her shoulders and chest.

It was WONDERFUL!

The bad news is it is viral so you just get to push Motrin and wait. The good news is that only 13 short days later Morgan is mostly back to herself.

That's right 13 days!

What a mess! Adrienne started with the eye crud a few days ago, but doesn't have it nearly as bad as Morgan. So since we were told that it is highly contagious and very dangerous for pregos we are trying to stay away from everyone. I don't know that I have any enemies, but if I did, I wouldn't even want to pass it on to their kids. It's that bad.

So we have established that we all feel horrible for Morgan (and Adrienne) and all that they have had to go through. However, we also need to remember the parents - you know who we are - who have to work at reprogramming a 3 year old who has been doted on for close to 2 weeks. It is proving to be a big job.

Dave and I are staying strong against the challenge and I am proud to say that progress is being made.