Ailing Andersons

My friend Cameron says blogs are supposed to help you remember the good and forget the bad but for posterity's sake I must record the fact that we have been sick for most of October and November. We manage to make it to work and school but flop into bed early, get up and do it again and do nothing on the weekends but scramble for REST. Teaching 15 toddlers has made ME the Petri dish! One regret is that this has been one of the nicest Falls I can remember in Charleston, as far as the weather goes but we have only been looking forward to our beds! Oh well, many viruses we won't have to endure later, I hope and we have done a few low key activities, you will see. My main hope by recording this blog is that when I look back next year, I will be enjoying the great weather outside and the Ailing Andersons will be a distant memory!

Fifth's Disease

Blogs should be educational, right? So here's what we've learned about Fifth's Disease since our visit to the Pediatrician Thursday afternoon . . . It's a viral illness that produces red cheeks and a rash on the body. Also known as slapped cheek syndrome, slapcheek, slap face or slapped face. By the time you notice the red cheeks and rash, the infectious period has passed (great!). Pretty much no big deal as long as the sick child is not around pregnant women in their first trimester. Here's a few shots of our girl's extra rosy cheeks (the leftover ice cream sandwich on her lower lip is a bonus) . . .

AND no trip to the Pediatrician's would be complete without a treat for being good from the old timey drug store and a bounce or two on it's joggling bench. There's no place like Charleston!