The last few days of fall vacation, Noah spent on the couch, sick with a fever. He didn't feel like eating anything for several days, and was really looking gaunt and pale by the end. He wouldn't even drink much peppermint tea, which is his favorite beverage of all time.
Alexandra was very worried about him and played nurse for as long as I would let her. Sometimes her bedside manner got a bit rough and I would have to distract her in another part of the hospital. :) Fortunately, it never get very serious, and no one else got whatever it was. Phew!