The Boswells: Major Changes

It's been a while since I've blogged. Things have been crazy in the Boswell house. I had to return to work on Thursday, but I actually worked all week. Tucker and I decided to go ahead and send Hudson to day care on Monday. Our thoughts were that it would help us all transition to our new schedule. While it did prepare us, it also took a toll on this Momma. Wednesday, the daycare called to inform me that Hudson had been exposed to the chicken pox. Another child in his room had his chicken pox vaccine and ended up getting chicken pox from it. Total panic. I called the Pediatric Clinic right away to see if they needed to see Hudson. There was really nothing they could do. Hudson is too little to receive the vaccine. We will just pray and cross our fingers that he doesn't get it. I was just about over that little mishap until I picked Hudson up on Thursday afternoon. His teacher, Ms. Marcia, alerted me to a rash that had formed on his legs. It looked just like ring worm, ya'll! Again, total panic. This time we drove straight to the Pediatric Clinic.

I just knew this was the beginning stages of chicken pox or he was covered in ring worm. Thank goodness Dr. Johnson was still there. He informed us that this particular rash was very common and nothing to worry about. (Not chicken pox or ring worm! Whew!) It's an allergic reaction to something, we just don't know what. Dr. Johnson called it erythema multiforme. He told us it would get worse before it got better. I decided I was definitely not going to work on Friday, even though Hudson was not contagious. After all that stress and worry, this Mommy needed some extra snuggle time with my baby. Dr. Johnson also wanted to see Hudson again on Friday morning. I prayed and prayed that Hudson's rash would get better. God is so good! When we woke up Friday morning the rash was much better. Dr. Johnson said he must have had a mild reaction. As of today, the rash is completely gone!

So, this week has been hard. I have questioned myself over and over again. I'm sure other working moms go through the same thing. I felt like a horrible mother for working and sending my child to day care. It's absolutely not the day care's fault. All of these unfortunate events were completely out of their control. I just hate they all happened in the same week. A long weekend was exactly what we needed!

On a happy note, Hudson has been sleeping consistently through the night, so a few weeks ago, Tucker and I decided it was time for Hudson to sleep in his crib upstairs in his room. We bought a monitor with a 2000 foot range. Ha! You could hear a flea jump across the carpet with that thing. Of course, it stays on my night stand with the volume turned all the way up. Hudson has made the transition seamlessly. We may have to go ahead and order the bumper though. They recommend that you don't get the bumper now because of SIDS, but Hudson's little arms and legs always somehow end up hanging out of the crib. That boy sleeps in a hurry!