scarlatina

This week was big, the first big snow of the winter. It was beautiful. Coming home from work the other night the flakes were huge and perfect. Postcard snow. I was mesmerized by the snow in the headlights and street lamps. When I got home I got J out of bed and he got to go out in the front yard and lay on his back and watch the snow fall from the night sky.... I hope he remembers it forever. I will.

Yesterday was huge too. The Christmas tree got put up, J did most of the decorating himself. The ladder was the most fun for him. He almost died several times, and he is always happiest when he is nearest to severe injury. Luckily I was too tired to be too nervous, but in retrospect it was scarey.
We also had the priviledge of taking a trip to the ER. J had a rash from his strep throat on Sunday. The scarlatina rash was our hint. He was miserable, but is so tough that he did not really complain about a sore throat, just a stiff neck. A simple 5 minute lab test and a round of amoxicillin taken for 10 days, or a injection in the butt cheek (which he violently refused), will save him from heart valve damage, and kidney damage. I would post a link but I dont know how yet. The rash is caused by toxins from strep bacteria, interesting huh? I learned that only some people will manifest with the rash, they are more sensitive to the toxins than others. Germs are weird. I want to add antibiotics to my 'I am thankful for...' list. On a more personal note - this is for you CAT, I was the first to post pictures ...it is on. You are taking care of the baby right now, and I love you.