Another kind of eruption....

Emma has chicken pox. And I gave it to her. And we are now quarantined at home for the third day in a row; four, if you don't count the doctor's office as an outing. So far, she's in good spirits, considering she's a teething 9-month-old with chicken pox. (Did we mention she has 4 new teeth coming in all at once, and has been slightly constipated as well?) It seems I had a bout of shingles a couple of weeks ago when my right arm hurt over Thanksgiving. It didn't occur to me that was shingles, even though I've had it before, because it was localized to my one arm. But when I noticed the four little red bumps Emma had on Monday propagated overnight to - well, too many to count - I had an epiphany: I had shingles and now my baby has chicken pox. Nurse practitioner confirmed it 90 minutes later. Nice.

Eruption!

Emma's first teeth are growing in on her lower gums. She has been drooling and gumming everything for a few months, but her teeth finally erupted in the last day or two. This morning, I decided to check her gums and put my pinkie against her lower gums and felt little hard bumps. Sure enough, she has teeth! She's been a great little baby all along, and had never been very fussy. This afternoon, she would not nurse without frequently stopping to sob. I couldn't figure out what was bothering her, and then it dawned on me her gums must hurt. Luckily, I had purchased Baby Orajel a long time ago and applied a little bit to her gums and she was able to finish nursing. She's growing up!