5 on Friday

1. Nick and I went out for 'date night'on Friday.  My boss had given me a gift certificate, so we thought it was a perfect time to hire a babysitter (second time we have had a non-family/friend sitter, ever).   Ellie was VERY excited for Miss Andrea from day-care to come to her condo and play.   She laid on the couch watching the door until Andrea arrived.    Sounds like the girls had fun, and Nick and I enjoyed a quiet dinner with just the two of us.

2. Saturday Genevieve was running a fever.   We kept it down with medicine and it was gone by the next morning.

3. Sunday, Nick and Ellie meet Sophia and Brad at the park.   Then we joined them for a later lunch at Jethros (one of our favorite places since it is within walking distance from the condo).

4. Monday morning Genevieve refused to eat.   She was not running a fever and was acting normal--- just not wanting to eat.   We took her to day-care and at 9:00AM she had only taken 2 ounces.   I called the Dr. so we could get her in (since she had the fever on Saturday).   By the time we went to our 1:40PM appointment, she was showing a rash on her legs/feet.  Sure enough, she had hand, foot and mouth disease.  Turns out that is what caused her fever.   She got to stay home with Mommy Tuesday and Wednesday.   By Tuesday she was back to her normal self, although not eating quite as much as normal.

5. Saturday was also Neve's 5-month birthday.   I felt bad that she was under the weather on her special day.   We put off our monthly picture taking until Tuesday when she was a little more herself--- although she was still more interested in the milk carton than smiling for the picture.