Talking to Hannah
On Friday, Hannah showed me a spot on her forehead. When I looked at it closely, it seemed like a pimple. I was a bit confused that my 5 year old would have a pimple, but, given my attentive style of parenting, I instantly forgot about it.
The next morning, she woke up with 'pimples' all.over.her.body. Chickenpox pimples, to be precise. Poor kid: she spent the weekend feeling rotten and doing a little itchy dance every hour or so. We dosed her with an oral antihistamine and dabbed an antihistamine cream on her spots. She was sick too - a temperature, a cough and a sore throat.
On Sunday evening, she asked to sleep with me in my bed, "because it'll be more itchy if I'm alone". Later that night, when I came to bed, Hannah sat up in bed and said,
"It's illegal to skateboard naked in the country."
"And back."
And then she went to sleep again.
In the split second that it took me to remember that she'd watched The Simpsons Movie that day, in which there's a memorable scene with Bart skateboarding naked through his town, I believed Hannah to be either very insane, or very sick.
Thankfully, she's neither. Just a little crazy.
Poor baby, I hope she feels better soon. :-(
Posted by: mrsbear | September 16, 2008 at 05:20 PM
LOL at the sentence!! What a strange thing to say!
Hope she gets better soon
Posted by: Jeanette | September 16, 2008 at 09:20 PM
That is so funny. I remember waking up and saying some random things to my husband. I hope she feels better soon.
Posted by: Stephanie | September 16, 2008 at 09:32 PM
Sorry to hear your little one has the chicken pox. How funny she would recite the Simpsons movie. My girls are addicted to it right now as well. Sounds like something they would say. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Hope to see you again.
Posted by: Lydia | September 17, 2008 at 05:50 AM
Oh, my little one was sick over the weekend. I think the entire house shut down.I had to laugh on the comment she made during her sleep. That is really funny.
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Posted by: Tammy Warren | September 17, 2008 at 08:03 PM
lol! i love it when kidlets talk in their sleep!
Posted by: angel | September 17, 2008 at 09:00 PM
Oh my you are hilarious!!!! The gift of writing you most definately have!!!!
Sorreee to hear Hannah has the pox, but rather now then later ..... for sure!
Posted by: Fifi | September 17, 2008 at 09:23 PM
How's she feeling now? Jessamine had coxsackie last weekend, which included a very nasty chicken poxy rash. Benadryl kept the rash down and we kept her slathered in calamine lotion. She was so miserable. :(
Posted by: Memarie Lane | September 17, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Awwww! I hope your daughter feels better soon! My 5 year old hasn't gotten chicken pox yet, but I'm sure she's due! Hope Hannah gets rid of the 'itchies' soon!
Posted by: Elizabeth | September 17, 2008 at 10:23 PM
I hope she gets better real soon :-)
Posted by: Jennifer | September 18, 2008 at 12:13 AM
Sweet child, but so funny with that bed-time comment! I hope she feels better soon!
Posted by: Elizabeth Channel | September 18, 2008 at 05:28 AM
I'll bet you were a little confused, huh, mom? Hope she's feeling better soon!
Posted by: Mary | September 18, 2008 at 07:16 PM
Oh the poor little thing, but rather she has it now than later - I got chicken pox when my youngest was 6 weeks old, we were one unhappy family I tell ya!
Posted by: Gill | September 19, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Poor thing. Hope she's feeling better soon!
Posted by: angela moore | September 19, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Poor kiddo. I'm sure she is better now? Isn't it scary really how TV stays in their minds...even when they are asleep?
Posted by: Melany | September 27, 2008 at 09:50 PM