Hand, Foot & Mouth

Or more like head, shoulders, knees, and toes! Don't forget the eye, ears, mouth, and nose. Oliver got the virus going around know as Hand, Foot and Mouth. IT IS AWFUL. Poor kid got sores aaalll over his body. Mouth, ears, cheeks, back, arms, toes, and his entire diaper area probably got the worst of it. It's insanely contagious and most common in kids, and quite rare to catch as an adult. The poor kid could hardly eat. I basically gave him anything I could get him to eat, so there was a lot of fruit snack and yogurt eating. In kids, it's real common to throw up and have a head cold, so we dealt with that as well. Luckily, he only had one night that he didn't sleep well, but other than that, he slept 12+ hours. He was quite cuddly and always wanted to be held, but we couldn't blame him. Especially when his sores looked like this:

He took multiple baths a day, ate what he wanted, played when he felt like it, and cuddled as often as he chose. He's been doing so much better, as are the rest of us now. We missed our happy, go-lucky, little boy, and so glad he's feeling better!

Update**
I ended up getting this as well, thanks to my poor immune system caused by pregnancy.. Not nearly as bad as Oliver, but it is certainly miserable! So far, Terry has held strong for us.