chicken pox

My friend's children got chicken pox about a month and a half ago. After much debate, we decided not to expose our children then because we were scheduled to go up to Boise right when they would break out. Then my cousin's children got them but I thought I was too close to delivery to deal with it then. Finally, our neighbor's daughter got them and I succumbed to the seemingly inevitable. Two weeks later....


Emma has the chicken pox. She broke out with the first spots on Saturday. For the most part, she actually has done well with it. She even did schoolwork yesterday. She has been taking lots of baths but I've only given her Tylenol once. Unfortunately, last night she was up most of the night because her back was itching so much. Hopefully, tonight she'll be tired enough that she'll sleep. The spots are starting to scab over so we are on the downhill side. Of course, that is until the boys all break out in about two weeks.

Obviously, this doesn't come at the best time with the baby scheduled to arrive on Friday. I have called the doctor. Two of them actually. In fact I switched pediatricians over the first phone call but that is another story. Anyhow, the doctor thinks the new baby should be fine. Should be a fun month though!