Hoof and Mouth Disease

This week Jacob suddenly broke out in blisters on his hands, feet and mouth. I thought it was hand, foot and mouth disease. Not a big deal, but then his rash spread up his arms and legs. So off to the doctor we went. Well, it can spread up the arms and legs--who knew? He's doing much better now. He never really acted sick, and never ran the typical fever. Just got the rash.

Beth is really reading. I think it is so amazing to have her sit down and listen to her sound out the words, and get them. She is reading over thirty sight words, on sight. : ) And then doing a great job on the sounding out of the longer less common words. Soon she will be devouring novels like me. I can only hope. I want a family of readers.

Caleb is in a jumping mood this week. He jumped into the tub, and landed on his back. Unfortunately the water was deep enough that it ran up over his face. It scared me and him. So not five minutes later, another big splash and blood pouring out of his mouth. He jumped again, and gave himself a fat lip when he hit his mouth on the side of the tub. Sometimes it takes little boys awhile to learn that they can't fly.

Rob and I are both doing well. We've committed to living a healthier lifestyle. Eat better, exercise more, and go to bed earlier every night. We'll see how long this lasts! Have a great week. PS I see my doc about my tumor this week (to find out more info) and I'll post updates midweek.)