So, it's Wednesday and I'm working from home. "Great" you say, but NO not at all! The reason I am home is beyond even my wildest dreams (and trust me, I have many). So, my sister comes over for the first time in a long time to see the girls and we are all delighted to see her. We play, we laugh, we eat and then we all go to bed. The next morning this "wonderful routine" that hubby and I AMAZINGLY got down in a matter of days was turned COMPLETELY upside down by my sister's phone call and then subsequent calls to Dr's, etc. She had been to the dermatologist and he told her she has Shingles. WHAT!?!??!?!?! so the conversation goes "but you had chicken pox, how did you get shingles" she says "apparently stress-related". She is under a lot of stress with her job but I really can't focus on that no matter how hard I try all I can think about is my poor little Leeya and what this means about her. Immediately I call her pediatrician, and as is her non-worried, always calm (in an almost rude way) demeanor she says she must call back later. So I then get right on WebMD and find this notice how the bottom says to be careful to avoid babies, but without further explanation as to why. Now, I pride myself in being the type of person that does not freak out about health related issues but this time it has to do with my baby and I can't help but freak. I call my sister back and she says that the Dr said she is not contagious so she's sticking with that and will be going back to work the next day??? I wanted to go through the phone, but instead I figured I would wait and speak to my baby's pediatrician to see what she says. So, just when I am about to really lose it (around 6pm) I finally get a nonchalant call from the Dr saying that my daughter has an incubation period for chicken pox of 21 days, but that my 2 yr old is fine since she got the vaccine. Just in case I didn't understand what she was saying I repeat back, "so how long do I have to keep her out of day care and away from other kids" in a rather annoyed tone, "21 days, figure it out". I wanted to crawl in a hole and die! Yes, a bit dramatic, but remember I just got back to work from maternity leave I DO NOT have sick or vacation time, I don't know anyone who will stay with my baby for a nominal fee and worst of all, even if I did I don't know anyone who doesn't work! So, now I am digging through all my contacts to see if there is someone, anyone out there that I can trust to keep my baby loved, fed and cared for, for the next 3 weeks!!! UGH!!! While, I do understand that she did not do this intentionally, I have to quote a conversation with my mom. I said, "Ma, I know this wasn't on purpose, but REALLY, the ONLY person this would happen to is [my sister] and I guess....all we can do is love her".
Has anyone ever felt like as soon as they got a routine down, it got annihilated???? Please share!
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