Mark it off the list....

Griffin has decided to go ahead and get some of these "one time" illnesses out of the way now. We just finished Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (see more info here) and I'm afraid the visual reminders will be hanging around a while.....crossing our fingers that there are no scars. Griffin had "the worst case seen all week" and the doctor had seen A LOT of it.  I wasn't interested in posting pictures on the internet of my poor child, but I feel like this is one to document for later down the road!


It started with a fever of 102.2 and a few red bumps:

Day 3 - Blisters Forming

Day 3 - Bumps

Day 4 - Full blown

Day 4

Day 4

Day 4

Day 6 - Scabbing over

Day 6

Day 9 - Peeling stage

Day 9 - Going away finally!

Pictures don't do it justice. We are scheduled to have family pictures taken but have decided to postpone a couple weeks. I'm really hoping Griffin doesn't want to cross anything else off the list for a while. 


ALSO-- I must note that we might need to thank this illness for breaking the thumb sucking habit early. He has not sucked his thumb in 2 weeks!

9 Month Photos

We very quickly snapped Griffin's 9 month pictures last night. It was a good move because the red spots on his hands and a couple on his feet are definitely blisters this morning. I think it's only a matter of time before he gets them around his mouth..............the dreaded hand, foot, and mouth disease that is EVERYWHERE has finally struck. We just can't catch a break! He handles it with ease though as you can tell from these pics......I just love him.