itchy

so i think adella may have been exposed to chicken pox. one of the other kids at co-op yesterday has just broken out in some spots... i read that the incubation period is 7-14 days, so i guess we'll just have to wait and see. the upside is that if she does have it, we'll only have to deal with this once, and i won't have to give her the vaccine when she starts school. plus, if all of her friends have it at the same time, we won't have to keep ourselves isolated. still, the thought of chicken pox makes me itch. guess i'll stock up on oatmeal for the bath. on the other hand, i may be totally jumping to conclusions and this is nothing. we played at the mall today, and as usual adella kept running out to see the height measuring bear that stands right outside the play area. after 5 or 6 times, i broke down and bribed her with the promise of ice cream on the way home. it worked. and we got to practice taking turns eating the ice cream, so it was actually a learning tool, not a bribe. whatever you call it, adella loved it: little bug is passed out on the couch for her nap today. she didn't even make it to the bedroom. guess i'll stay downstairs and work on my skirt. while i'm down here, i'll do a little obsessive searching on the internet for chicken pox info.