Illness Falls

Charli has been sick with a fever for the past few days.  It is so sad to see your child in pain, and it is certainly a challenge to entertain a child who can't go to school, leave the house, or be around other kids but who wants to play.  We spent today doing a craft project, painting, cooking, and folding laundry together.  Then I happened to see the inside of her mouth!  There was white/grey fuzzy stuff on both sides of her throat.  Probably not good.  So, being the mother of the year that I am, I opened my computer and tried to find pictures of tonsillitis to see if it looked like the moldy bread in Charlotte's throat.  Sure enough, I found a picture that looked just like her gullet.  Now, I guessed it was time to call the doctor.  She seems to be feeling just fine now and hasn't had a fever since last night.  However, she still looks like a nightmare in her mouth.  We will know more tomorrow after seeing the doc.  So far Brooke has escaped the illness.  Charli loves her little sister so much.  She just wants to hug her, and kiss her, and generally slobber germs all over her.  Charlotte has been so good and has been playing lots of peek-a-boo with Brooke since she can do that at a distance.  She loves to make her baby sister laugh and channels the slapstick of the Three Stooges to make that baby smile.  She will jump around, prat fall, pull faces, and generally make a fool of herself for the amusement of her baby sister.  Brooke is happy to watch the action and will laugh hysterically enough of the time to make the effort worthwhile for Charlotte.  I try to capture the moments of laughter on film so that the girls can see themselves as they were and so I can listen to the most amazing sound in the world over, and over, forever.