Chicken Pox...

I think Jack has made it his personal mission to get every single childhood illness over with by the time he's 2. He's doing a fantastic job!

He was vaccinated for chicken pox 14 days ago. It is one of the rare vaccines where they actually inject a (weakened) live virus. Of course, Jack is one of the 0.05% of kids who actually get the illness from the vaccine. Luckily for all of us, he has a mild case - just a low grade fever and a few spots - but still. Poor kid!

The worst part about this is that Sara and Adelyn were coming to visit this weekend! This caused some last-minue scrambling, but I think we have worked everything out and they will still be coming, but staying with Rebecca in Boston for most of the trip. Phew! It's one thing having Jack sick ... but a completely different story making a 5-month-old sick!

I had to pull some strings with daycare and the doctor's office to allow Jack to go back to school on Monday. Everyone feels comfortable with that, though, because it is unclear if it's true, full-blown chicken pox, or just a reaction to the vaccine. Either way, no sunlight for Jack for a few days, and lots of naps and chicken soup. Justin and I have both had it, so hopefully he won't pass this onto me like he did the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease!!

Sigh. More drama from the Crosby House of Illnesses coming soon...