Mono

 

There was a lot of this at our house the last month or so. Layla was diagnosed with Mono the day we were supposed to leave for a big three-day camping trip on a beach about 5 hours from our house. We are glad we got the diagnosis so quickly but it was a bummer to miss the big camping trip!

Thankfully she did not seem to have a bad case of Mono. She was not in pain though she was pooped, not very hungry and had stomachaches almost everyday. We had a great dr who helped me understand what was going on. Love it when you can find a good doctor out here!

The doc said she was still able to go to school as long as she felt up to it. The only restriction was not to share cups, utinsels etc. She is old enough to be aware of that so we sent her along to school though she was about an hour late each day.

About three days ago she skipped her afternoon nap and her appetite shot through the roof so we think she is all better! What a relief. I had no idea 4-year-olds coiuld get Mono! For the curious....mono presents just like Strep but does not respond to antibiotics and after 2-3 days there is still fever and general feeling icky.

So hopefully I won't be having to step over Layla while she's laying on the kitchen floor anymore (= It was sweet to see Ryan lay down next to her (=