Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

Just the title of this virus sounds dirty doesn't it?! Well Nick has it. He had a fever for a few days, which was really abnormal for him. When his fever didn't go away, I called the doctor. I was concerned that maybe he had an ear infection. Well needless to say his ears checked out just fine. She did however notice blisters in his mouth and throat and on the inside of his cheeks. (Why did I not notice this?) When the doctor informed me that he had hand foot and mouth disease I wondered if it was because of something I did not clean well enough....well its not. It is just a virus that is contagious to other children. I guess he must have picked it up somewhere when we were around other kids. I am not too sure when that would be considering he is not in daycare. Oh well the Doc prescribed him "Magic Mouthwash" so that we can numb his mouth in order for him to eat because the blisters make it very painful. Do you know how hard it is to get a 21 month old to swish and spit mouthwash? IMPOSSIBLE. Hopefully he doesn't get a drug overdose from all the magic mouthwash he has consumed. By the end of this I may need my own "Magic Mouthwash"!