We've had another one of those months where the girls take turns being sick. For some reason they always seem to come after a well-visit to the doctor. Coincidence? Or, are my children picking up little germies at the office? Guess we'll never know.
It turns out that Presley had an enterovirus, which is basically just a general catagory of viruses that can have any number of symptoms. Hers happened to be a persistent rash after a few days of fever. By the time the rash appears, the patient has already spread it to all her friends and family.
Then, the night after her big performance for Shirley Temple camp (read all about it at http://www.reagangibbs.blogspot.com/), Reagan started breaking out in hives. I gave her Benadryl and sent her to bed. But in the morning, they were even worse. After a call to a triage nurse (because it was the weekend), we were giving her Benadryl every four hours and adopting the "wait and see" approach. In the mean time, she attended a rehearsal for church, an outdoor picnic, her cousin's dance recital, and even sang in church Sunday morning, all with red splotches covering her body. It's now Monday morning, and they are almost gone. There are still a few stubborn spots hanging on, but I would consider her "well"--more or less.
Hopefully we can stay out of the doctor's office for a while, at least until Presley's 15-month well visit!
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