Sick Day

I am home today with both girls. G was running a fever Friday night and Saturday due to a sinus infection. She is on an antibiotic and feeling much better. M woke up Sunday with a fever of 102 - no symptoms. We think that M's fever is due to her cutting her 3rd tooth and a reaction to her MMR shot she got a little over a week ago. We looked up the side effects on this shot and 1 out of 6 children run a mild to moderate fever and the fever usually shows up 7-12 days after the shot is administered. 1 out of 6 - that is ridiculous. We delay some vacs so the girls are getting less shots at once, but are still choosing to give all vaccinations. If I was able to stay home with my girls I would seriously consider not giving all the vacs. But this post is not about vacs.

It is about the wonderful day the girls and I are having. Both woke up happy and feeling well this morning. I had already gotten my sub plans ready and the district had secured a sub, so I was not going to cancel. Besides, since both were running a fever over the weekend they could certainly use another day at home. We got out the finger paints - and yes, with both girls. I guess my previous post needs to be changed now! M tried to eat the paint every time I put a new color on her paper. Next time she will finger paint with vanilla pudding with added food coloring for different colors. M sat in a chair just like big sis! G finger painted one paper then asked for a paintbrush to paint 2 more. It has been a fun and relaxing day so far. It is nice to have a sick day when neither kid is feeling crummy and we get to enjoy the day!!!!