He loves this musical table. Andrew kind of gets into it a bit.

Andrew’s now 7mo old. I havent’ updated his baby page, but here are some things he’s doing:

• Rocking on all 4s
• Rolling and army crawling around the living room
• Sitting up unassisted just about everywhere including the bathtub
• Eating finger foods that are mushy
• Cut 2 teeth (bottom)
• Had his 1st ear infection & first 2 viral rash/infections (coxsackie & 5th disease)
• Kneeling independently
• Vocalizing vowels and short syllables (Ba, Ma, Hi, Hee)

He’s now 20.5 lbs. He’s wearing 6-9 mo clothes, and 9-12mo PJ’s. Photos of how ginormous he is are in the gallery. He’s had his first Radio Flyer ride, swim, and camping trip. We’re trying to jam-pack his summer full of firsts. Here’s what we’ve tried to do so far…

Camping at Half Moon Pond, Hubbarton VT

Had a great time camping with the Millers. We all shared the popup, went swimming, and went for a walk around the campsite. Andrew slept great through a torrential thunderstorm & downpour.

After we returned home, the atmosphere was still pretty turbulent.  That afternoon, there was another thunderstorm, followed by sun.  Perfect conditions to catch a rainbow in our front yard.

And a deer in the back.

So the family came down with hand/foot/mouth disease, a deviant form of coxsackie or enterovirus.   Read all about it at the CDC webpage…

So Andrew gets vaccinations last Monday (3/19).  Starts running a low-grade fever on Weds.  I think nothing of it; he has done that before.  Starts cutting teeth on Saturday; still has a low-grade fever and gets pretty angry.  I am still not concerned ’cause its normal teething symptoms.

Memorial day comes around.  Rob mentions feeling gross.  Still, we’ve all been battling a cold and I think the trip down to NJ & lack of sleep due to Andrew cutting teeth may have caught up to him.  And Andrew starts to not want to eat as much; and want to snack.  Again, this is normal for teething so I don’t think there’s a problem. Tuesday rolls around.  Rob stays home from work still feeling lousy.  That afternoon I start to get a little queasy; get the chills and feel wicked tired. Go to bed early.   Andrew is all 1-toothy smiles, so again, no concern.  Us adults just need to deal.

Wednesday rolls around.  Rob is weak& still sick but decides to go into work.  I drop Andrew off at daycare; they post “COXSACKIE” is going around, but not in Andrew’s infant room, so don’t be concerned.  Rob comes home at 2.  Come Thursday afternoon, Andrew has fever blisters on his hands, feet and mouth.  He has caught the coxsackie virus & has symptoms of hand, foot & mouth.   Off to the drs we go… they mention that adults usually don’t get the blisters, they just feel general malaise & weakness.

Now its the weekend.  Rob has stayed home Thurs & Fri.  It’s now Sunday & he’s just starting to feel better.  But he now has blisters and things like that on his feet, hands, and inside his mouth.  Andrew is back to eating like normal, so I think he’s now getting out of the woods.  So far I am germ free.  Let’s hope it stays that way.

Here is a photo of what fever blisters inside a mouth look like.