Bitch/Beach Fest

I never made it to my mom's. I had to go and pick up my blood work prescriptions this morning and then go to Quest to give them more darn blood. I think at this point they have more of my blood then I do. They actually know me by face. I don't think it will be long before I start going on lunch dates with my phlebotomist. Also, I had no clean clothes for Eliza and no food that I could toss in a bag and take with me. So I decided to stay home and wash my hands like a fiend. How many layers of dermis do we have? Just wondering because I think I have scrubbed about 3 off so far today.

in less bitchy and more beachy news

We took Eliza to visit Dana and Brian in their new beach house on Saturday. Although it was about 87 degrees in mots of NJ it was about 50 at the beach! it was windy and cold but E didn't care. She was ecstatic. I don't think I have ever seen her so happy in all her 19 months. I think the word elation best descried her overall reaction to the beach.

Here are some snap shots of our trip.

My husband took all of these.

I am responsible for catching THIS adorable moment!

Eliza and Brian

and one last bitch- Coxsackie Coxsuckies. We are going to miss Alessia's first birthday tonight. We just didn't think a virus was an acceptable gift and we don't know if Eliza is infected. Argh

Not the update I planned

I am back after a tv free/computer free week. I had planned to update on how my week went. However, I guess that was too boring because I found out today that E and I were exposed to Coxsackie yesterday. We had direct contact with a lil boy who was diagnosed this morning. His mommy called me right away to let me know so that I could call the Ped. and the Obgyn.

I am not sure if E has it yet because there is a dormancy period of 3-6 days and last time she showed symptoms after about 5 days. If this is a different strain she can become infected again. I need to look out for fever, irritability, rash, and sores in the throat.

I also have to give blood tomorrow and again in three weeks for the Ob to monitor. Additionally, I need to limit my contact with Eliza until I know if she is infected. This is not going to be easy since I am her primary caregiver. She also has allergies and I have to wipe her nose about a zillion times a day which exposes to me to the virus if she is infected. So I am using gloves for diapers and washing my hands a zillion times.

I am trying to stay positive. This is no easy task for me. I made the mistake of googling and of course read some stuff that sent me into a tizzy. I am much calmer now.

That is what is new with me. Sooooo what's new with you?

A rash is never just a rash...

So Eliza has Coxsackie virus. She broke out with a rash the past few days so I took her to the pediatrician (the new one) for a check. Yes! She was just at her 10 month check up on Monday. No the doctor didn't mention anything wrong with her throat. as for the rash, I was hoping it was just prickly heat.

I should have known that with E a rash is never just a rash. Whenever there is something going on in he teeny weeny body, she gets a rash. The doctor took one look in her throat and said it was Coxsackie. They also did strep test and that came out negative. Thank goodness. So she needs plenty of rest and fluids over the next few days. My poor lil' angel. I do believe she will have had it all by one year of age.