Sick Days

It's been pretty slow around here lately. I've tried to avoid taking Ben to any playgrounds for the past few weeks because there has been a major outbreak of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Singapore lately (over 1,000 reported cases a week!) and since we went through it already last year I'd hate for Ben to suffer through this strain, which is supposed to be a lot worse. We've had several playdates but nearly all of Ben's friends have been sick with one thing or another, so we've been spending a lot of time at home. Even so, Ben still managed to pick up some kind of cold. Today he sounds like a little old man with a croaky voice, which is actually pretty funny if I didn't know he was sick.

We have managed to play a lot of peekaboo. Can you find Ben in this picture? (hint: it's not that hard!)


There's Ben!



Now that he can climb up in the rocker at bedtime, he usually beats me there and waits patiently for me to get his books.