Well we have finally crossed thru a childhood right of passage, our baby girl has none other than CHICKEN POX!!!!! What a nightmare. Last Thursday she had what looked like chiger bites on her knees, well, they never got better and little bumps started popping up on her chest, and she had a cough and was complaining of a sore throat. Jason asked me friday night "Do you think it's Chicken Pox?" I have worked in pediatrics for crying out loud, but did I notice the symptoms with my own kid, noooo, that would have to be her daddy who figured it out just like that. Low and behold we researched it on the internet saturday morning (by this time there were bumps everywhere) and it is a classic case, confirmed by her doctor today. Needless to say, she's out of school for the week and she is miserable, can't keep her little mits of of them. We take baking soda baths, do calamine lotion, bandages, benadryl, the whole shabang, and it still sucks, big time. So everyone, count your blessings (I am counting mine, things could be alot worse) and cross your fingers, for the pox do not rock..... they stink!!!!
