Finally getting better

Man, when the doctor said we were in for several days of crankiness, I didn't expect this!

Nathaniel barely slept or ate Wednesday. He barely slept Wednesday night. He barely slept or ate Thursday. That made for an angry, restless, exhausted, frustrated baby. And that means crying. Lots of crying. He wanted to eat, but when he saw food and thought of the pain involved, he would just get frustrated and cry. When I'd take him from the high chair, he would cry and try to climb back in, even though he wouldn't want to eat anything.

Really, it was all exhausting and frustrating to everyone in the house.

Finally, he slept some Thursday night, but he still barely ate for much of Friday (and he threw up a little when he did eat one time).

And, at last, he slept through Friday night and ate a little for breakfast. Let's hope lunch continues the progress, then a nap, then dinner, then sleep. Then Amanda and I will get a chance to really sleep for once as well.

What fun!

For anyone who doesn't know, here's some CDC info on hand-foot-mouth: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/enterovirus/hfhf.htm