Sickness Made Fun

Grandmom and Leify snuggle up in a bundle of colorful blankets to watch "Nanny McPhee Returns."

Leif hasn't been feeling well the past few days.

He's been coughing a lot, and his temperature has been slowly rising. After a fitful night of musical beds (long story), he clearly was not getting better.

So today I took him to the Dr. and the diagnosis was...

Strep Throat!

He's been a champ through it all, and his fever is down below 100 now, so I think he is feeling much better.

He's taking his medicine very well (although one is bubble gum flavored and one is grape flavored, so I was half-tempted to try it!), drinking fluids like he should, and laying low.

I got him a few movies so that is what he's doing tonight...snuggling on the couch with Grandmom, watching what he calls, "kid movies" (ie, not boring grown-up movies).

Hopefully, he'll sleep well tonight and be quickly on the mend.

The Dr. said that he is highly contagious until he's been taking the antibiotic for 24 hours...in fact, he even wore a mask in the Dr.'s office to prevent from spreading anything. He hated it, but he was a good boy despite that.

That picture was taken mere seconds ago...they are still in the same position now! :)

That's our story, then. G'Night!