HFM

Cale hasn't been sleeping well for the past week. Motrin, started Sunday night, seems to help him sleep. To add to the fun, I was coughing last Friday night: from nasal drain, to sore throat, to cough.

So for his fifteen month birthday, Cale got a fever. He woke me up at 4 am to tell me he didn't feel well. Luckily, infant Motrin took care of that fever, but I took him to see the doctor this morning (Cale weighs 21 pounds 14.3 ounces, and has a normal temperature after the Motrin). She says he probably has Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease (with pictures) because that's going around; sometimes the only sign is 2 or 3 days of high fever of 101 to 103 °F. In a nutshell, it's caused by several virii including several types of the coxsackievirus (an enterovirus) and symptoms include a rash on the hands and on the feet and in the mouth, fever, sore throat, decreased appetite, or irritability. It's more common in children, especially under the age of 10, because adults have an immunity to any of those virii if they've been exposed. Other than that, it's highly contagious, so I expect we'll all get something (unless we've had that particular virus before).

We're hoping for a fast recovery, before we fly to Key West on Sunday!