I pity my kids. Since Jayne got chicken pox, both kids haven’t really been out of the house much. And that was nearly 3 weeks ago already. I can totally understand when Joey kept whining that she’s very bored. If I were her, I would be too.
Now that Joey is right smack in the middle of her chicken pox episode, she can’t even go out and play along the corridor, or ride her bicycle downstairs, for fear of spreading to other kids. Being down with chicken pox during this time also meant that she missed all the Christmas gatherings, parties and even Christmas services! =(
Thank God for many presents from Christmas that kept the kids occupied. You have to admit that even though they may already have many toys at home, they get sick facing them everyday. The new gifts were really useful at this time.
So, we tried playing with this new bubbles gun in our toilet and it made the otherwise boring day somewhat more interesting. =)
This was taken on Day 4 of Joey’s chicken pox episode, and you can see that actually, her case is not as serious as Jayne’s. At least, they have pox on different parts of their bodies. Jayne’s were mainly on her face, scalp and tongue, though she had lots of pox all over her body as well. For Joey, she didn’t have that many on her face, and we didn’t even find any on her scalp or tongue. Hers are mostly on the body.
Joey has always been a very strong & resilient child. She only whined slightly on Night 1 & 2 of the chicken pox episode, then after that, she was back to normal. The pox didn’t seem to affect her that much, and during the day, she’s as active as can be, if not more so!
Like what I’ve been consoling myself: “Get it over & done with!!!!!!”
I miss the days where I can bring my kids for shopping and dinner, or just hang out at the playgrounds! Pray that Joey will be fully recovered so quickly!