Roseola can suck it.

That's right. Suck it. Poor Parker got roseola right after Christmas and it was the worst! It started off with a really high feet in the middle of the night. I mean, he was burning up and I could feel the heat coming off of him. So of course we gave him tylenol and I nursed him and rocked him until he went back to sleep. The fever stayed for a couple of days on and off. He was lethargic and didn't want to eat or play or anything. Just snuggle and sleep. It was so sad to see my perky little happy boy be so down. We thought it was maybe a cold or the flu.

Then there was a calm before the storm… the fever was gone and he was perking up a little bit. I laid him down for his first nap like normal and when I got him up he was coooovereeeed in a rash! It was all over his face, head, back and belly. There were a few spots on his arms and legs but dang it was awful.

As it turns out, a couple of his other friends had gotten roseola right before him and it's contagious before you know you have it. Luckily it isn't painful or serious so we just had to ride it out. Ibuprofen and Tylenol on rotation all day, lots of snuggles and Mickey too.