Hand, Foot, & Mouth

Hi! Yes, I’m still alive. (barely) We were sick for the past few days.

And by we, I mean Emery and I because my husband is a freak of nature and hardly EVER gets sick.

After Emery’s birthday party, I started to not feel very well. It wasn’t anything big, just nausea, so I paid no attention. Then on Monday Emery was suppose to have her 2 year check up, but when we got there she was running a fever. So, lucky for her, her vaccinations were postponed. She wasn’t acting strange or like she felt sick, but when I was asked if she’d had any unusual symptoms, I mentioned the “hives” that had come and gone, her cough, the vomiting, and a night of having 101.3 fever from the week before. I had chalked it all up to a stomach virus because her “symptoms” were so spread out. Well, the doctor checked her, and it turned out that Emery had Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. Apparently, it’s been going around. We were given an antibiotic script, orders to stay at home for 24 hours, and sent on our way.

Before we left, I had asked about how far along you had to be, for your period to be effected if you thought you could be pregnant. Because I've heard of women being pregnant and still getting one last period. After what had happened before, I just wanted to rule it out completely. And by that point, I couldn’t keep anything in or down so naturally I worried a bit. The answer was: Yes you could still be pregnant, or it’s just a stomach bug.

I bought a pregnancy test, and picked up Emery’s medication before heading home. I slept pretty much all afternoon, with the occasional “rushing to the bathroom” break. It was not pretty. I was miserable, and that night Emery was starting to get a bit grumpy. So we all called it a night early. The next morning I received a reassuring negative, and by late afternoon I was able to eat a light dinner with no bad side effects. Emery ran a fever for a little bit, but we kept it down with some Tylenol, and yesterday she was back at the sitters.

Today, I’m feeling much better. Rested even. I guess this bug was nature’s way of telling me to stop for a bit. That and to clean me out. Ugh, it was miserable. At one point I stopped eating or drinking anything because my body just wouldn't keep it in. But now I’m back to normal! I’ll post pictures of Emery’s birthday party as soon as I get the chance. Which might not be till next week because I’m behind on some school work. Boooo! C’mon spring break!