So the latest ailment to hit the McKillip household is Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease, an illness that sounds a deadly - but isn't. Emma managed to pick up the virus somewhere and came down with it last week. We noticed it Wednesday night while giving her a bath. She had little red spots on her feet and palms, and when Heather looked in Emma's mouth she saw a bunch of blisters on her tongue and cheeks.
The only threat the disease really presents is dehydration. The sores in the mouth make eating very difficult. Even drinking can be a chore. So we had a very hungry little girl on Thursday - which turned into a very hungry and tired little girl on Friday. Emma was only sleeping about an hour and a half at a time, and then would need either Heather or I to come in and help her fall back to sleep. It was a combination of the pain in her mouth and the hunger in her belly.
So we kept hitting Emma up with Motrin and Tylenol and pushing Popsicles. There were a lot of frustrating days, but eventually things got better yesterday. The sores were all but gone in her mouth and she could eat again.
It just feels like someone is always sick in our house this year. If someone doesn't have a cough, then someone has a fever. Or a pulled back muscle. Or only 4 hours of sleep. Gaaaaaah.
July 12, 2004
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