The Bad, The Good, and The Ugly

The Bad:
When my big brother feels like this....
The Good:
I get the skateboard all to myself!

And we get to watch lots of cartoons which I'm occasionally interesting in sitting down to watch. But really, this skateboard is much cooler to ride.
And the Ugly:

So Ethan has had a persistent cough on and off since March. He'd wake up coughing 3 nights in a row and then stop for 2 or 3 weeks and then do the same thing all over again. He also coughs when he's running around or when he takes a bath and the air is warmer/more humid. We haven't been able to figure it out. So when Taylor's work insurance finally kicked in August 1st, we took Ethan to an insta-care place (it was a Saturday). We weren't content to wait for Monday since we have a reunion to go to next week and we'll all be sharing the same bedroom so if Ethan coughs from 3-4am we'll all be awake together. Not so much fun. Since it's been going on so long the doctor prescribed both an antibiotic (in case it's some lingering virus) as well as an allergy medicine. If neither of those work then they're going to check for asthma. We'll see. So Ethan started him meds last Tuesday and was fine. Then Friday he woke up with a fever and was pretty lethargic all day but it was gone in less than 12 hours so I didn't worry. He was his normal crazy self all weekend so we just thought it was some bug he caught and Isaac came down with it too on Sunday was fine Monday morning. Then yesterday we were at a grocery store and I picked Ethan up to let him ride in the cart and noticed that he had a rash all over his legs... and then I was horrified to notice a rash on his arms, his neck, back and torso. We're talking a crazy rash- the pictures really don't do it justice. But he assured me that it didn't itch and indeed he seemed to not be bothered by it at all. So I consulted the family. Taylor's dad declared it to be Chicken Pox even though he'd had the vaccine. My mother thought perhaps hives but the bumps were still there this morning- and not itching at all. So off we went to our new doctor. And guess who's allergic to penicillin? Who knew? He's never had antibiotics before so I guess at least we figured this out at a time when it didn't matter too much. Apparently the rash will go away as we stop giving him the drugs. Tragically he looks like a leper (every time he hears me say this he announces that he is NOT a leopard, he's a tiger and then growls). Hopefully the rash will go down soon so I don't feel like yelling to every other mother at the playground- he's really not contagious!!!