Daddy's Hat

Jesse was home for a very short visit last week. From wheels down to wheels up, he was home for six and a half days. And poor Jesse. Instead of six days of fun and play, he hung drywall all day and helped care for our sick boy all night. Elliott was out of sorts starting early last week and then started running a fever. He had red bumps on his chin and didn't have any interest in eating or drinking. He had a regularly scheduled well visit at the doctor and, with one glance, she diagnosed him with herpangina, a close relative to the better-known "hand, foot, and mouth disease." It is a virus that causes painful sores in the mouth. Elliott had canker sore-looking dots all over his tongue. About 10 of them. The poor boy barely ate or drank for a few days. When his pain medication wore off, he would cry in pain and reach for his mouth with a "why does it hurt??" look on his face.

The virus ran its course in a week, as the doctors said it would. E was returning to his normal demeanor just in time for Jesse to leave again. E and I are now working on getting his sleep habits back on track - not a fun task.

These are some pictures from the day Jesse got home, just as Elliott was starting to feel sick. He rightly thinks his Daddy is awesome. He also thinks his daddy's hats are awesome. He found Jesse's baseball hat and was really excited to wear it around the house. Later in the day, he found Jesse's hardhat and wore that around the house. E is learning to smile for the camera which makes the picture taking even more fun.

Does this fit?



Elliott's favorite new kitchen utensil, the lime squeezer.

"Up!"

Look, I can take it off and put it on again.
Take a look at the size of the collar on that awesome shirt. This is a hand-me-down that I think belonged to Ted, child of the 70's.

It's hard to believe this smiley boy was so sick just a day later. I'm happy to have our healthy boy back now!