Swine Flu....sorry H1N1 Flu

Okay, the swine flu epidemic is crazy. The first cases have hit Jack's preschool (as they are hitting all schools) and as a result Jack's class had only 5 of 15 kids in attendance yesterday. Only a couple are sick and a couple are on vacation - the rest just pulled their kids out of class for safety. I can absolutely understand their concern, especially as many of them have newborns at home.

But the question is, what to do? Do we sign up for the vaccine study at his pediatrician's office or not? That would ensure him getting the vaccine but it also involves weekly blood draws (could be very traumatic for Jack). Is it a trustworthy vaccine? Do we just get the regular flu vaccine?

Also, I'm checking on him several times a night to make sure he doesn't develop a fever while he sleeps. Thus, I'm not sleeping well and am a little cranky (Dave would say very cranky!).

The good news is that they're having fun with a small class at school - they played Bingo yesterday and Jack thought it was awesome. I need to find him a bingo game that we can play at home! I'm sure there are some online...I'm off to search!