Oh no! Now me too.

Now I got them. Chicken spots. Not as many as Mateo had. Momma and Poppa say I'm lucky and it was a good thing I got the vaccine. So far they aren't picking me but I think they are giving me tummy bobos. Or was it all that candy?

The Pox - Days 5 & 6

They're going away, they're going away! Yay! The spots are getting smaller and no new ones have come out. I'm still tired and even napped a bit; yup I haven't done that in a while. Soon I'll be able to play with my friends again.

I hope it's going to be a great summer!

CP - Day 4

Well, Mateo has been rather lucky with The Pox. Although he has a huge amount of spots, the itching has been next to non-existant; phew! Today he is staying here with Momma and I am going to the cottage with Poppa.

To get there we took a quick drive and then had to walk through the woods for a few minutes. When we got there Calvin, Auntie Sue & Uncle Bert were there already. It was a great day. The lake was doing sparkly things and after lunch we went for a canoe ride and swimming; I jumped off the dock as soon as I had my life jacket on!

Then we had to go back home so we could see the fireworks show near our house.

CP - Day 3

Just us guys went out for a quick supper last night and poor Mateo put on a longsleeve shirt and long pants because he didn't want people to see his spots. When we came back he had a good soak in a baking soda bath and then I painted him pink with Calamine Lotion. Poor guy thought it would be buffed off right after, so then out came the long PJs.

Big fever struck again during the night and he needed a good back scratching so he came to our bed. This morning he realised that he didn't itch so much when he was asleep so he has been lazing on the couch all morning and finally fell asleep a half an hour ago.

Picture taking is out of the question. He doesn't want to hear of it.

CP - Day 2

So far so good. The itching hasn't started but the spots are multiplying like crazy. We took Mikah to get a CP vaccination which should apparently still be effective if given within 5 days of exposure. We wanted to play Connect-the-dots on Mateo but he wasn't amused.

Chicken Pox - Day 1

It finally happened. One of the boys caught the Chicken Pox. Lucky Mateo, he gets 3 extra days of summer vacation. The fever came last night and the spots started popping up this morning but weren't defined enough for us to be sure. I took him to school but asked his teacher's opinion since she had far more experience in spotting this. He pulled up his shirt and the immediate reaction was "Yup, that's it. Bye Bye!" His back was covered in little red pimples that weren't there 20 minutes before! So back home we went. Now to find things to do to keep him occupied and away from other kids, including Mikah.

Mateo self portrait

Happy Anniversary Momma & Poppa!

We don't quite know what an anniversary is but it's something to do with getting married ... oooooh! And our Momma & Poppa did today - before we were born.

Happy Anniversary Momma & Poppa!

"I'm a big kid now"!

No more diapers for me! I got boxers now like Mateo. Mine are Spider-Man.