Oink! Oink!!

Is this how humans get the swine flu?

So I knew something was up when David fell asleep in the car trip down to Bellingham on Monday and stayed asleep the entire time Amber was at bassoon lessons. He didn't even budge when I took this:

The next morning he looked like this:

Notice the Star Wars pillow turned to the dark side? That's the clue that he doesn't feel well.

We didn't think too much about his illness as it just seemed routine coughing, snuffy nose, and tiredness. And there was NO fever. Last night David complained his ears were starting to hurt. "Uh oh!", I thought. "Ear infection starting". Well, you can imagine our surprise when Dr. Dickson said his ears were clear but the eustation tube was closed, like it is when you're on an airplane. And all the other symptoms? "Suspects he has the SWINE FLU"!!! WHAT?!?!?!?! Complete shock! This illness is SO mild. Especially if you compare it to the seasonal flu he had back in March. And the Dr. confirmed that as well. From what he has seen, the seasonal flu is way worse than the over talked about H1N1 virus. He also said yesterday there were 50 kids out sick at one of the local schools and he saw 6 patients (all kids) in his office yesterday with these same symptoms.

So Mr. D, more than likely, gets to stay home for the rest of the week. Mom gets to clear her calendar. Woohoo!! Never a dull moment around here is there!