Let Him Eat Cake

Well, this past Labor Day was one of the strangest we've had in awhile! First, it POURED down rain due to Tropical Storm Lee (we got almost 10 inches), so we mostly stayed indoors. We did keep checking weather.com to see when our breaks would be, and we'd run out and do some errands during those brief dry spells!

The worst part was that Hampton got sick on Saturday. It started with him just not feeling that great and having a little bit of a fever, which we thought was due to teething. Then, the runny nose and cough showed up, so we decided he must have a little bit of a cold. Yesterday, however, when he woke up with a full-body rash, we KNEW this was more than just a cold! So, off to the Dr. we went. We left with a prescription for Zyrtec for the rash and something for the ear infection he'd developed, but we still don't know what caused that ugly rash. Plus, it kept spreading, so like any good first-time parents, we've been doing our share of freaking out! Of course, we can't get the poor boy to eat or drink anything or take his medicine well, which is definitely not helping. Right now, we're in the bribery stage, which is why yesterday he ate potato chips, pickles, pizza, and cake! We're just happy if he actually eats it!

The Doc said he'll be contagious through today, so no church for us tonight, even though it's the first week back. Luckily, Tanner has a tough co-teacher who is going to brave tons of 1st & 2nd graders on her own! We're just hoping Hampton gets well very soon, since we've got lots of big plans coming up!

One cake-covered boy. We definitely didn't mind, since he actually ate this stuff! If you look closely, you can see some of the rash on his belly & arm. It's very ugly and whelped, and we're hoping it goes away very, very soon!