This picture has nothing to do with this post. I took it a while ago when Esther and William were "fishing" before church.
Anyway - on to the real news. William has fifth disease. It's not really a big deal. Lots of kids get it and they get over it just fine. It seems to be just a cold followed by really red cheeks and some splotchy skin. William probably hasn't been contagious since Wednesday. If you want to know all about it you can click here.
The only problem is if you are pregnant and you catch fifth disease it can in a few cases cause complications. So this post is really to let all you women who have been in contact with us the past week or two know that if you're pregnant you should tell your doctor you might have been exposed to fifth disease. Or if you know someone who doesn't read this blog, but would still need that information to please pass it on.
4 comments:
poor william! Speaking of pregnancy...let's see your belly!
Poor William. I hope he gets better soon.
That totally bites! I got that few years ago, it is not fun. It makes you feel awful. Even though you are ok for the most part, you still very tired, and week, and the skin on my face got really dry. I would put lotion on it and it wouldn't help at all. I hope he gets better soon. And I hope you don't get it.
And I agree with Shauna, we need to see baby #3!
Thanks Bettina. You are so great. I am sad that you are no longer my visiting teacher.
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