Bleh

This is what has been going on at our house. We're all sleep deprived. We're all cranky. And we're definitely not One Happy Family at the moment. :) I was talking to a friend a few weeks ago saying how blessed I felt that my kids were very rarely sick...and the next day the puking started. Then the runny nose, the cough, the fever, etc. The funnest surprise of all was when Em woke up yesterday morning looking like this...

Our first thought was chicken pox, but that was ruled out when none of them started blistering or scabbing. (And we literally have not been ANYWHERE for two weeks). I called the pediatrician's office and they basically told me to wait it out. It's not itching, and her fever is gone. Waiting it out is so EASY for me because I am definitely the kind of person who never panics about anything. Ever.
She tried some new foods the other day, so I'm crossing my fingers it's just an allergic reaction. I've spent too much time reading my parenting books and on the internet and imagined every worse case scenario. It looks a lot like fifths disease, but the rash isn't following the pattern they said it should...so we wait. And try and get some sleep.