Weekend Update: A Pox Upon Our House?

"I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there's gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day."  — Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day

Fiona just wasn’t herself this past week.

She came home from school each day completely exhausted, even having a never-before-seen complete meltdown – seemingly over an innocent zucchini muffin?– on Wednesday evening. By Thursday afternoon she had a fever of 101, and on Friday she won a day at home with Mom and Dad - who gamely did the sick kid / working parent shuffle – and a trip to our pediatrician.

The diagnosis? Virus. Watch, wait, treat symptoms.

She napped for a total of 5 ½ hours during the day and then slept a solid 13 hours that night. Saturday morning she still had a mild fever and was tired, but seemed in good spirits.

So good in fact, that I decided to take her to the NC Museum of Life and Science for a quick morning adventure while Ryan worked and Aunt Heather (who was visiting the weekend) rested.

Fi LOVES the museum, which is located just 2 miles from our house. It’s the perfect place for both a 45 minute walk or a full-on, day-long outing.

Fiona's reaction at her first sight of the museum's pot-bellied pigs.

We talked with the farm animals.

The museum's resident cow.  Picture me holding Fiona and mooing up a storm.

We walked the dinosaur trail.

Ever the brave gal, Fiona is unfazed by T-Rex.

We oohed and ahhed in the butterfly house.

One of our many close encounters with butterflies inside the Butterfly House.

And then, I saw this on Fi’s ankle and it hit me: Fi wasn't just sick with any old virus.  She was having a reaction to her recent varicella vaccine.

Is this chicken pox?

We called our pediatrician who assured us that (1) there was no need for concern and (2) Fiona was not contagious.  And with that, we gave her some ibuprofen and went on about our weekend.

On Saturday afternoon, we traveled to Winston-Salem to celebrate my brother-in-law's 30th birthday. 

Fiona at Dave's birthday party with the Schryer side of our family

It's not a party until you're semi-naked with an empty drink in your hand.

On Sunday morning, we savored the last of our weekend visit with Heather at  Elmo's brunch.

We didn't take many photos of Heather & Fi this weekend - boo! Here they are two weeks after Fiona's birth.

Fiona at Elmo's enjoying a straw & strawberry jam for breakfast.

All in all, a delightful end to Fiona's Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad week.