Chicken Pox

still my happy boy

can you even see them?

Siena quarantining (?) herself.

I know... who gets Chicken pox anymore. Apparently Ben does. He hasn't been vaccinated from it yet and apparently caught it from a kid that was probably vaccinated but still carried the virus and didn't show any signs so Ben caught it. I just thought it was poison ivy and put off going to the Dr.'s for a couple days. Finally it kept spreading so we decided to go in. I am kind of frustrated with the Dr. because I saw a nurse and she thought it was hand foot and mouth disease. Then the Dr. came in and said he might have fifths disease which is a feathery looking skin condition. I think he thought that because Ben was getting flustered with everyone poking him and looking at him. Then he thought well maybe it was a mild case of chicken pox. So that is what we are going with. It seems a little iffy but there is nothing we can do about it. Just keep him from itching them. He hasn't broken any open from itching and I thought chicken pox was way itchy so we didn't even consider that. It is a really mild case. They aren't really red they are just raised bumps all over him. It started behind his knees and then went all around his legs and now there are a couple on his arms and they are creeping up his neck. I feel bad for him but considering everything I think he is doing great. Siena has been vaccinated from it so hopefully we will be done with it in about a week and we won't pass it along to anyone else. Sorry if we do as I have heard that it is most contagious before the symptoms of spots show up.