A serious case of...

I can honestly say that our most challenging week as a family was this past week when Nash came down with a serious case of the Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease.  Yes, it sounds like some sort of virus you catch on a farm.  I guess it's common, can't say I knew that much about it.  Our sweet, little, sensitive boy turned into something from the exorcist.  I'm trying to block out many of the memories over the past week but I'm pretty sure at some point his head spun around and green stuff started coming out of his mouth.  I can hardly blame him really, these tiny little sores inside his mouth made it impossible to eat and drink for days (4 to be exact).  I'm not sure how he caught it, the most likely place would be his daycare, or maybe his little gym class, but I like to blame it on the random water bottle Nash was drinking from at a fro-yo shop when I was busy making him his sundae.  (That expression you really can't take your eyes off your toddler is super true).  He came down with it on a Sunday.  My first thought was he just had some canker sores, but then it started to spread like wildfire and by Monday, with confirmation from our doctor he was diagnosed.  The sad part is there is not much you can do, just try to manage the pain and make sure they are not getting dehydrated.  Not only was I worried about this, his pain seemed to be at it's worst during the night.  Nash was home all week from school, because it's highly contiguous, thankfully my mom came down and watch Nash for two days while Bret and I went to work.  Love you mom!

But I'm happy to report that all is back to normal!  Our little boy is back, he's making up for all the meals he missed, and giving us lots of smiles.  So hopeful that he will NEVER come down this awful virus again.  

Pictures of us at happier times!  Did I mention that this past week was awful? Ok, I'm over it.  Promise.

The every family photo op in Minneapolis

Grandma Bev!