June 23, 2011

  • The Pox hits home

    Jackson woke up Tuesday morning with what looked like a few mosquito bites on his face.  I puzzled over it for a bit but thought very little of it.  But by four pm, he was covered in ‘bites’.  It suddenly hit me…this was no pest, this was the chicken pox!!

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    He had a small fever the day before, but other than that he seems to be happy and normal.  I am very glad my kids are getting them so young.  We won’t have to worry with a vaccine now (whose potency is highly questionable, with many children getting just as bad a case of chicken pox even after being fully vaccinated) If you would like to expose your children to chicken pox, and thus inoculate them forever, please bring them over!  We’d love to have a playdate :)   Caleb doesn’t have them yet, so we will have to wait 7-21 days for his outbreak.  Chicken pox is apparently only serious for newborns (!) We checked with our pediatrician (who confirmed that it was chicken pox) and assured us that Miriam was out of danger.  Apparently, she is quite likely to avoid the chicken pox altogether because of the immunity she is getting from nursing.  She will, however, have to get a round of it later on – after she is done nursing and her immunity wears off. 

     

    Meanwhile, I am giving my sweet Jackson lots of hugs and kisses.  He just turned two about a month ago and he is an absolute darling! 

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    He is sweet, thoughtful and very gentle. He has an incredible vocabulary and crystal clear annunciation of his words. At 20 months, he started speaking in complete sentences…saying things like “Mommy, Coco is sitting on my towel!” Seven word sentences are huge progress for his age group. He is a very loving big brother and we are privileged to be his parents. What a darling boy! What kissable cheeks, what lovely long eyelashes :) We love our dear Jackson!

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