~~Summery, water fun!~~
Today was a lazy day at home, except with an extra little person joining us. Jasper was hanging out with us for the day, however he wasn't his usual cruisy self. Trude said when she dropped him off that he had a bit of nappy rash, I then checked his hands and feet (as I had my suspicions about a rash on Ruby the night before) and was 99% sure that he had hand, foot and mouth. His little hands and feet were beginning to develop the tell tale blisters. I figured my kids had already been exposed over the last week (it's mostly contagious before the blisters appear) so didn't mind looking after him still. Trude had insisted that I call her if he was too upset and she'd take the day off, but I remembered from Xav's first day of having the spots that he'd slept a fair bit so was hoping Jasper would do the same. He did end up sleeping for a good while, but the times he was up were a little "challenging". He constantly wanted to be on my hip, and if he wasn't he was very grizzly. He also struggled to eat anything, which is understandable considering he would of had a mouth full of ulcers, but enjoyed some ice and banana smoothies that we made.
My kids were fantastic and helped out so much with Jasper. They spent the whole day playing together and not getting up to too much mischief. There was a fair bit of body painting happening though when they were left unsupervised with the paints whilst I was attending to a sad little baby. After the main heat of the day had left, I set up their outdoor sink and lots of water fun was had. There was also sprinkler play as well as a hose/dish washing liquid set-up on the slide, which proved to be a hit although it did turn the grass at the bottom into a giant mud puddle!
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