This was Round 1.....Daddy was doctoring his boo-boos.
This was Round 2....10 days later!
My two handsome boys had what their Pediatrician refered to as "chicken pox in the wild"...this means they got the chicken pox without being vaccinated against it. We have only chosen to opt out of one vaccine...chicken pox...because my husband got it twice, naturally, as a child. So, in the interest of only going through this once per child, we chose to go against the grain.
My oldest was very good about the whole itchy part...until his butt itched! Then I told him not to scratch with his hands and he decided to pull the "bear back scratch" trick and wiggle. It was hilarious! If I could have gotten a video of his ingeniousness...I would have!
Our youngest was not so good natured about it. He was my clingy one! And, being 7 months old, and unable to scratch just made him more determined to cuddle his itching away. He was also the one who had the most complicated things happen too. He kept rolling and rubbing the scabs off of his back, which then got infected....yucky tasting medicine does come back out of the mouth of 7 month olds too! Not to mention he became the "attraction" at the Pediatrician. Did you know there are doctors who have been out of medical school for years that have never seen a "natural" case of chicken pox?....yep, and all of them flocked to my baby like he was the most facinating thing they had ever seen!
Despite the comments that I have gotten for them being unvaccinated for it, I do not feel that I was being irresponsible. Being a mom is about making the hard choices, you do your research, you weigh all the pros and cons, and you are the one that they rely on! Don't apologize for making a choice. Doing the best you can is abosolutely what being parents is all about. I have always known our boys would make an impact someday...I just never expected it to be because of chicken pox :-).
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