Day 51/365 - Sleeping Sick Baby

So last week I was called to pick up my 5 year old from school due to a fever and sore throat.  I'm a nurse, so I looked when I got him and was pretty sure it was strep, which was confirmed shortly after when I took him straight to the doctor for a culture.  He started on antibiotics and we kept him home from school the next day, and then my mom mentioned that he had a rash.  Long story short, turns out he has scarlatina, or what used to be more commonly known as "scarlet fever." Then I was up most that night with his baby brother, who seemed to be running a fever and possibly suffering from a sinus infection.  Back to the doctor we go, he's put on an antibiotic... and the next morning he also has the characteristic rash.  Oh joy... Not a lot of fun.  The baby had a rougher time, which meant not so great sleep through the night, and then he didn't want to take his usual nap either. Finally that afternoon he gave up and crashed out on the floor, a first for him!

So that's the story behind this picture, which also happened to come from my iPhone (I almost forgot to take a picture that day altogether! Phew, close one!). On the plus side this gave me the chance to implement what I'd learned in the Photoshop tutorial I'd watched - "Removing Unwanted Objects." This photo was a lot busier/distracting before - I removed his sippy cup, some other blanket, and a book from it. I was really happy that PSE lets me do that! The lighting also wasn't good so the pic was noisier, something else PSE helped me at least improve a bit. I did go back to Picasa for my frame though :)

iPhone - ISO 1600, s/s 1/15, f/2.4