Sick, Sad, Sweet Girl

This little apple dumplin' absolutely

BREAKS my heart when she is sick:(

Initially we just thought she had

a fever virus.  She was so puny and sad:(

but managed this smile at Dr. Graham's

office for me to send to Mrs. Decker.

After a few days of fever,

she started developing a rash. 

It would come and go.....

But when the rash was "on"...

it was REALLY on!!! ;(

When I called our doctor,

he told me to bring her in immediately.

He wanted to see the rash himself...

not just pictures. 

Dr. Graham actually ended up taking

pictures himself for his own records!

She broke his heart, too. 

Sweet girl has to be the saddest, most

pathetic little sick person ever. :(

She was diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth

which explained the HORRIBLE

ulcers/sores ALLLLLLL in and around

her mouth and on her tongue. 

 That was absolutely THE WORST

part.  Our doctor could not be 100%

sure about the rash - was it part of the virus

 or was it a reaction to something

(the only thing I was giving her

was Motrin which I stopped)?

Feeling so awful, but could still

give me a sweet little smile.

I knew she was feeling better

when the rash started to fade again

and she asked to play CandyLand!!!

She won of course! :)

We made a trip to the library...

She had to miss five days of school :(

so I thought we better be reading!

I hate more than anything when my

babies feel sick!!!  I always tell them

how I wish it was mommy sick and not

them.  One day I told Hadlee

that I wish it was Daddy sick and not her.

She still giggles over that & says it!  ;)

Finally she was able to return to school.

I met her for lunch that day to make

sure she was able to eat something.

The ulcers in her mouth took

forever to heal!  Oh, that was awful!!!

I recently read a quote by

Jacqueline Jackson.  She said,

"When something is wrong

with your baby,

something is wrong with you." 

SO TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!