Hand Foot and Mouth Virus

About 6 weeks ago, while the babysitter was watching Sadie,

I get a call from the sitter saying Sadie had thrown up.

I rushed home and was very concerned that we had been hit by a stomach bug.

Nope!

Much worse.

It was Hand Foot and Mouth.

This is a virus that is highly contagious for little ones

and the best way to describe it is it looks like chicken pox but with blisters.

These blisters appear on the kids hands, feet and in their mouths.

They run a fever with this virus and there is nothing you can do to help them

MISERABLE

for all parties involved.

The spots started to appear on Sadie's hands and feet.

As the days went on they continuously got worse

and started to spread to her legs and arms

Eventually all of her hands and feet were covered in blisters

however she never really got any in her mouth.

After the virus was done spreading, Sadie started to shed her skin on her hands and feet.

Sort of like a snake.

It was not fun.

Six weeks later we are still losing finger and toe nails.

This is a nasty virus.

Fast forward 5 weeks from the time Sadie caught the virus.

Nash comes home with a fever and low and behold;

it is hand foot and mouth!!!

I was about to shoot myself.

However, his pretty much was in his mouth and only a few on his hands and feet.

 

Nash swore the band-aid on his chin helped his owies on the inside

 Building Blocks always helps when you do not feel well

 so does wearing a cape while watching TV

and then three days later Sadie caught Hand Foot and Mouth again.

This time it was just like Nash's mostly in her mouth.

So this house has had its share of Hand Foot and Mouth.

I have now brought in the cleaners, thrown out pacis and disinfected all the toys.

We do not need this virus again.

Miss Sadie Mills is 18 Months Old

Sadie Girl

You are 18 months old

and an extremely happy, independent bundle of energy.

 STATS:

Weight: 21lbs

Height: 31in 

Diapers: Size 4

You are starting to use the potty already.

You will say "Poo Poo" and point to your tummy.

We will go put you on the potty and I would say 25% of the time you go, 

the other 75% you just want to be able to wash your hands.

 

 Clothes: Some 12-18 months

Mostly 18-24 months

PJs are 18 months

Bows: You are not a fan, but Mama loves them in your hair

Shoes: size 6

 

 Sleep: Right now you sleep through the night 75% of the time.

You take one nap a day from 12-3

You sleep on your tummy with a little pillow and quilt.

Pinky (a pink teddy bear) sleeps with you, along with two pacis.

You have to sleep with a fan for white noise and a night light.

 Food: The highchair finally bit the dust and we have moved Sadie to the tables.

This move has become quite messy, but hey she loves it.

Sadie you eat with utensils,

really would love to drink from a cup with no lid, but we tried that once and

you are not there yet.

You are an amazing eater.

 You take after your mama and love sweets

Any kind of sweets.

Your new found love; twizzlers.

 You also love sauces (just like your mama)

You love to dip your food in a sauce

 Favorite Foods:

Cheese

Yogurt

Green Beans

Corn

Carrots

Rice

Pizza

French Fries

Bread

Beans

Mac n Cheese

Bean Burritos

Chicken

Chocolate milk

Dislikes:

Fruit

Most Meat

 Teeth: You have 4 teeth on the top

2 on the bottom

and your 12 month molars just came in

 Milestones:

Using utensils 100% of the time

Walking down a step and not crawling down it

Slowly (snails pace) riding a scooter

Talking/Signing

Waving Bye to everyone, including the TV

Getting A comfort (Pinky)

Sleeping away for the first time without parents

 

 Favorites: Picking and smelling flowers

Playing with balls, bats, golf clubs, outside

climbing

Sofia the First 

The Potterybarn Chairs

Remotes

scooters

bikes

trampoline

swings

princesses

 

Favorite Shows/Movies:

Sofia the First

Cinderella

Tangled

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

 

 Big Events:

Staying at Noni's House for 4 days

Starting School

Babysitter all summer

First big illness (Hand Foot and Mouth virus)

Going Potty on the Potty

 Miss Independent

You love to climb.  This is how I found you when I came out of the restroom.

You like to explore cabinets.

Want to brush your own hair, your own teeth and try to put on your clothes.

It is so fun to see you trying.

You take a cup out of the cabinet and try to put water in it from the fridge before your brother gets his water.  It is almost a race every time.

 You love jackets and shoes.

You will bring us your shoes and ask for them on

and then you will bring us our shoes and try to put them on our feet

 You want to be older like your brother and friends.

The shoes above we call your Tinkerbell shoes.

This photo is of you wearing Mama's shirt and your Tinkerbell shoes.

Love you.

 Brother Love:

You love your brother so much.

When he comes home you want to share everything with him.

You love to play with him.

He makes you laugh.

You want to be just like him.

The love you have for him is just amazing.

Sadie you are an absolute joy to our lives.

We are so blessed that God picked us to be your parents.

Summer Date Nights

Over the summer, we have found some amazing babysitters.

This has allowed Chris and I some time to have some date nights.

One night we went out to an amazing place called Malibu Cafe.

It is in the mountains between where we live and the beach.

We went with our neighbors, Shahla and Brent and Harmony (her husband had to work)

It was such a fun night.

Where Malibu Cafe is located, is also where the TV Show The Biggest Loser Camp is located.

They had corn hole and pool and ping pong all outside.

How cute are those upside down umbrellas as decorations?

A big fireplace in the middle

S'more dessert anyone?

The girls of the night

My Groom and I

We came home to a little one asleep on the couch and not in his bed.

Hey whatever works.

Date nights are important and I think we will start a monthly tradition.