What should you really do when you child is screaming on and off all day? I wish I had the answers. I know she doesn't feel good - how could chickenpox feel good? But still, it's so hard...
It started when she woke up at 4a - fighting and screaming. A bottle of milk calmed that one down and she slept until 8:30a. The day was happy for a while, but the fussing started when I went to take a shower - even though Daddy made her a waffle. We often think this is obligatory crying to show Daddy he's just not her favorite right now, sigh. But sometimes it means throwing herself on the floor and crying and usually hitting her head. Or running to the couch and burying the face in it and crying. In fact right now, she's got her head on my leg and is crying like we've been horrible to her.
We tried the nap today - she actually took one yesterday, which was only the 2nd time at home. I rocked and rocked her but she woke up as soon as she was asleep enough to lay down. Then she was happy for a bit and got grumpy again...so a ride in the car to cause to nap - we drove to Castle Rock and back. Of course, she only slept on the way home - so Daddy drove the long way down Hwy 83 (thanks Daddy!) Woke up and started fussing immediately.
Now after about an hour of crying and finally a new dose of ibuprofen, we are doing a little better. The crying has stopped for now, but the chickenpox look worse, so there might be benadryl tonight.
On another note, I finally converted all her height and weight information we received and I've charted it at gerber.com - here is a screenshot of where she is and has been below.
