Well, Andrea took the kids back to the doctor this morning. Si had done better at the end of last week (after a bout with Strep Throat), but started to run a low-grade fever on Saturday afternoon along with his brother. Yesterday (Sunday) he started to develop small red spots on the inside of his mouth & complained about his mouth/throat hurting. We found out from the doctor that they have what's called the Coxsackie virus, otherwise known as "Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease." It is not as bad as it sounds (it's not an extremely serious condition & rather common among children). The bad part is that it will get worse before it gets better - especially when it comes to mouth pain. He said they may not want to eat because of the pain. They're quarantined to our house for the next week & all we can give them is Motrin/Tylenol for the pain (antibiotics don't affect it). It is contagious & viral, so we gave them both the "wash your hands, don't touch Emerie, etc." speech.

Be in prayer for Andrea who'll have to bear the brunt of taking care of them this week. The good news is that I'll have Thursday & Friday off this week due to Easter so I'll be able to help more than I normally would be able to.