And the rash was...

Monday I finally broke down and took Macie to the doctor - and the other 2 girls since they broke out in the rash that morning as well. (I only paid 1 co-pay, what would you have done? 3 kids, same symptoms). We found out it was Fifth Disease. A lovely virus that has no symptoms until you are no longer contagious. Once you get the rash, you are fine. We came home and I started to read up on it on the all-mighty internet and lo and behold,
" An adult who is not immune can be infected with parvovirus B19 and either have no symptoms or develop the typical rash of fifth disease, joint pain or swelling, or both. Usually, joints on both sides of the body are affected. The joints most frequently affected are the hands, wrists, and knees. The joint pain and swelling usually resolve in a week or two, but they may last several months."
Ta dah! I had it, too! My joints are still a little swollen and sore, but nothing like it was last week! It was good to know what was wrong with me - with no drawing of blood and no co-pay for me!
We have actually enjoyed the rain this past week. The girls were outside enjoying their umbrellas when there was a HUGE crash of lightening close by. They both let out a terrified squeal and ran back to the garage faster than I knew they could run. I heard my neighbor Robbie (who was sitting in his garage enjoying the storm as well) chuckling over it - just like I was. It made my day.

Dancing Queen Macie didn't want her shoes on, so that's as far as she ventured out, but she liked to feel it on her hand.

And I held our first Book Club for Kids this week, too. We invited 10 girls around Maddie's age to bring their favorite book and we took turns reading them and then had lunch. It was so much fun! I can hardly wait for the next one!

And that, my friends, was a week at the Wakewii's!