*WARNING* This post is not for the faint of heart. Swoosh came down with Hand Foot Mouth a few weeks ago and it was awful. In raising three kids I hadn't ever encountered this one before. I really don't blame you if you leave right now. Here's the HFM timeline:
July 2nd- Started running a temperature. My niece & nephew came over...can you say EXPOSED.
July 3rd
This night was AWFUL! Swoosh cried practically all night long and said his feet were burning. There was nothing we could do other than give him Motrin. It was a sad night for him (and me). I felt so sorry for him.
July 4th- Had to miss the family 4th of July celebration...
July 5th
July 6th
July 8th- Take Red Shoes to the doctor...he's complaining of a sore throat.
July 9th- My nephews worst night. Has a few spots on his hands, feet and in his mouth. Notice spots on Red Shoes' hands. Complains about his throat for a few days.
July 12th- My other nephew (1 year old, from (different family) starts running a temperature
July 13th- Starts getting spots
July 15th- Full blown spots on hands, feets and face.
This is way harder on the younger kids. I think Swoosh got some kind of secondary infection on his face sores. All in all It took about a week to get it all cleared up to where we could really take him into public.
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