Doctor Visit

When I picked Molly up from MDO on Tuesday, they pointed out that her cheek was splotchy red, but that she had just awakened from her nap. I was not concerned. When she got up from her afternoon nap, I noticed that both of her cheeks were splotchy...along with her arms and legs. Very strange, I thought. I got out my trusty "What to Expect the Toddler Years," flipped to the back and looked for any illness that had a rash. There were two: Roseola (which is preceeded by a high fever) - Molly had no fever, and Fifth Disease (which is a bacterial infection that you don't know they have until they get this rash and then they aren't contagious anymore). So, I called the doctor, we went on Wednesday, and yep...that's what it was. You may be asking "Fifth Disease," where did that name come from. Well, it was the "fifth" pink-red rash infection that was discovered, after scarlet fever, roseola, measles and rubella. I would have thought scientists could have been a little more creative than that!!

While we were waiting, Molly decided to flirt with a boy in the waiting room. I told her that she needs to play hard to get and not throw herself at a boy...especially one 5 years older!! (Ok, forgive me...I have tried and tried and I cannot get the video to be upright. If anyone knows how, let me know.)

Then, while we were in the exam room, Molly decided to sing for me. She sings (in her own language, of course) "Twinkle Twinkle" and "Patty Cake." She kind of mixes the two as well.