I saw spots...

...on my poor boy, that is (although you can't see them in this pic). If you are wondering (or not) what I have been up to this week, it has simply been taking care of my sick boy. He started with a 3-day fever on Tuesday and I took him to the Doctor on Thursday where he was diagnosed with an ear infection. He started an antibiotic and was acting more like himself on Friday. I mean that is the first day I could put him down. Otherwise I spent all my days and most of my nights trying to comfort him.
Then Saturday morning he woke up with a rash all over his back, stomach and head. I thought it was a reaction to the antibiotic, but Nurse Tracy was wrong. I took him to Urgent Care per "On call Dr" orders and he was diagnosed with Roseola. So now we are just waiting for the rash to go away. He still isn't eating like my normal garbage disposal, but I am happy that he has moved on to more food than just yogurt and applesauce.
So today since Todd and I had nursery duty at church, Mom and Dad were kind enough to come over and watch Aiden for us. He's not contagious anymore, I just didn't want to take him (or freak anyone out with his spots:)

During this week Alyssa has felt pretty lonely. I tried to explain to her that Aiden is sick and he needs me more than normal right now. What do I get in response? "But Mommy, I need you too!!!" That's a stab to the heart of a Mom.
So Saturday morning Mom called and said her and Dad were going to pick Alyssa up and take her to lunch. Here is what she looks like when she get back:

Turns out they also decided to take her to the zoo and there happened to be a carnival going on. She got to play lots of games, ride a tractor and even got her face painted (All for FREE!). Not to mention the regular fun at the zoo. Thanks Maw Maw, Paw Paw and Uncle Todd for showing Alyssa some extra needed attention.

OK, now that you are updated you can be ready for my post on Tuesday...Alyssa's first day of Preschool!!

~~Tracy~~