Germs, Germs, Germs!

Well, it was bound to happen. Gavin has gotten his first taste of daycare germs. I was definitely prepared since everyone I have spoken to warned me that as soon as he started he would get sick. We made it a whopping 9 days. We were up most of Thursday night with Gavin. He had fever and was really congested. I kept thinking it was just his teeth, since his molars are still giving him problems. I had to go to work to finish up my classroom so my dad came to the rescue. He came and picked up Gavin at 7 that morning. His fever kept hovering around the 100 mark so we decided to take him to the doctor. Gabriel was able to take off work and play mr. mom. Gavin was diagnosed with....hand, mouth, foot disease. It sounds much worse than it is. After a brief freak out, I realized that it is very common, especially in daycares. My pediatrician keeps telling me that getting sick actually helps with building up Gavin's immunity to these things in the future. It is still a total bummer! Luckily, he is past the super contagious part so he can return to school. I am still going to keep him home on Monday just to be safe (thanks mom).

On another note, I have officially suvived my second week as a working mom. The first "official" day of school is Monday. I was able to meet a few of my kids on Thursday for "meet the teacher" night and they are really sweet. I am really excited for the year. I am still trying to adjust to the schedule and not seeing Gavin every second of the day. I miss him terribly and can't wait to get home to see him. I am sure there are going to be many days when I question my decision to go back to work, but deep down I know it was the right decision for our family. I will post some recent pictures soon.