the dreaded viral exanthem

henry broke out with a rash this week. he didn't have a fever. he didn't seem all that bothered by it.  soooooo we scratched our heads.  no new detergent, no new food, no new animals, nobody else had it or got it....etc. etc.  I even called daycare to see if he had played with some strange toy, or if some other kid had a weird inexplicable rash from head to toe--nope, they must think i am super spastic there now.  and nobody cared for my diagnosis of rubella or any of the other various disease/rashes that google images had that looked just like henry's.   so he was diagnosed with having a viral exanthem, which means we don't know the cause of the rash, or the exact virus that caused it.  bleh.  Mommy likes to know the EXACT cause of everything, so this was just no fun for her, although henry didn't mind much.  viral exanthem.  it sounds like some prestigious ceremonial rite.  "and now, would you all please rise for the Viral Exanthem."     ....maybe it's because it rhymes with national anthem?  Ah well. its going away now.  and we are non the worse or better because it.