The verdict thus far: undecided. Matthew’s pediatrician thinks his recurrent cysts/boils in his diaper area are MRSA. She thinks all of us have it (and definitely me too since I’ve had 2 bad abscesses and cellulitis), Josh has colonized it too. So we have to wash all of our clothes in hot water:

which will come in handy when we get our washer and dryer this weekend!

We also have to do bleach baths once a week (all of us), and swab the insides of our noses with an antibiotic ointment.

Of course, my doctor doesn’t think I have MRSA. I’m on another antibiotic, and if my current abscess doesn’t decrease after this course is done, then I have to go in and get cultured.

Man almighty am I sick of being sick.

Matthew, though, is none the worse for wear. He spent a bit of time yesterday in and out of Ava’s crate.