Hand Foot and Mouth

Last week Andrew and Jenna contracted Hand Foot and Mouth Disease. Fevers, fussiness, sleepiness, vomiting and an awful rash (especially Jenna. Poor girl got the rash basically all over her body). They seemed to be getting better by the weekend, and our Saturday began with Ryan's baseball party.

He played, he ate, and he had a ton of fun. It ended with a little award ceremony, after which Ryan ran up to me and said "Mommy I got a medal! Is it real??"

But as soon as we got home, Ryan started acting really cranky and kept saying he was tired. Lucas had his final baseball game that afternoon, and Ryan sat on my lap for most of it, rather than running around like he usually does. After the game he came home and laid down. I assumed he was just overly tired after a few really late nights.

That evening Lucas had his baseball party. He played, he ate, and he had a ton of fun. Once again, there was a little award ceremony and Lucas received his first ever trophy. But as soon as we got home he basically collapsed on the couch.

By the middle of the night both boys had fevers and bad headaches. Then Ryan started throwing up. Once I spotted a blister on the bottom of Ryan's foot the next day, I knew the boys had Hand Foot and Mouth disease. Sunday and Monday were spent laying on the couch in misery. But later Monday the boys felt well enough to play video games with Andrew, so I knew they were on the mend.

Today Ryan was well enough to go to Vacation Bible School, although Lucas still has a bad sore throat so he stayed home. What a crummy start to summer!

(At least Lucas is opening his mouth this time. Read about his last HFM experience here.)