all of us, with the exception of anna, have some variation of "an influenza-like illness."

ava was first, and sent me into the stratosphere when her temp reached 105. she got better, then carter got sick (mom and dad are less acutely ill, but struggling through the days), and then she got sick again. so far, carter has only reached 103.

they are sick in VERY different ways. ava gets so angry at her illness, and carter becomes the most snuggly, lovey-dovey kid in the universe.

ava had several episodes of hallucinations -- that was very disturbing -- and it only happened when her fever dropped to 102 or so. i finally figured out that it must be associated with the motrin. medwatch anyone?

on top of that, ava is cutting her 6-year molars. that makes her EXTRA fun.

and completely under the radar, anna is 8 months old today. and for the 1st time, i felt her teeth. they both have finally broken through.

nedless to say, we missed a whole week of school, skating, everything.