Head, shoulders, knees and toes......

and hand, and foot, and mouth disease. After being miserable all weekend and Mommy and Daddy not knowing why, Daddy took Jensen to the doctor this morning. I called daycamp to let them know that she would be late or not there at all today, and the teacher tells me that there was a confirmed case of Hand Foot Mouth Disease in her room last week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok first of all why wasn't that posted on the door??? Then we would have been able to research what we could do for her because apparently there's good reason why she's been crying and screaming in pain!!!! Dr. Mac diagnosed her with this lovely HFMD and showed Daddy all her painful sores in her mouth that are keeping her from eating and keeping her in constant pain. I'm so mad at daycamp for not communicating this!!!!!!!! Three days of unneccesary pain and nonstop worrying could have been avoided!!!!!!!!!!! Oh yea and we were Sleepless in Flower Mound again last night because Jen was so uncomfortable.

Here's what babycenter.com says about HFMD
"If your toddler has HFMD, he'll first have a mild fever. You may also notice that his appetite isn't what it usually is, and he may have a sore throat and feel lousy in general. A day or two after the fever starts, he'll develop painful sores in his mouth — on his tongue, gums, or the inside of his cheeks. He may also develop a rash on the palms of his hands, the soles of his feet, and maybe his buttocks. The rash, which isn't itchy, starts out as small, flat red dots that may turn into bumps or blisters."

Poor Jensen!!!!!!!!!!!! She's exhausted from not sleeping and in pain something fierce. And since her doc appointment was at 11, she's past due for lunch and her nap. Which means Daddy has to go put her right down and can't go get the meds for the pain until after naptime. : ( Other than pain meds there's nothing we can do except soothe her and make sure she doesn't get dehydrated. I hate feeling so helpless.