The Pox!

Wm has the chicken pox. Despite being vaccinated (twice). Uncool, vaccine...UNCOOL. And suddenly Jenny McCarthy isn't so stupid. Well, maybe I won't go that far!

Wm  has had a headache and a stuffy nose for the past couple days. He was also itching a "spider bite" on his shoulder like mad. Well, yesterday, he came down for school looking like hell. I thought his cold had intensified and kept him home from school. His stomach was upset, his head hurt, and he was super congested. As he itched his bite, I wondered if he had the chicken pox, but took his temp and it was normal, so I dismissed it. But then, yesterday evening, when he got out of the shower, I saw his torso. Covered in pox. Pox-tastic. So Steve and I looked it up and apparently it's relatively common for kids who have received the vaccine to still get the chicken pox (but they say it's less severe).  He felt MUCH better this morning, and never had a fever. So we almost just figured he had a weird rash and a cold. But we decided to call the doctor anyway - because who wants a weird rash?? And, it's a good thing we did because the kid has The Pox!

He is now happily quarantined until his pox scab over and heal up. He is feeling about 85% better today, so now this is mostly just a chicken pox vacation for him. He said the pox don't even itch. Steve and I have tag-teamed taking off half days and I'm up for any time he needs next week. I'm waiting for a call from the school nurse to find out what the school policy is on when he can return. Thank god I have a zillion hours of sick time!