Callie woke up on Sunday saying she was itchy. Strange since mosqitos haven’t been bad, but not that unusual. Then she got itchier…there were no mosquitos, we looked again, yup, chicken pox. The day before our family vacation was to begin and she had chicken pox!
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I frantically wrote my nurse friend (thank you Ellie) between the tears while doing searches on chicken pox… “chicken pox on vacation”, “chicken pox and swimming”, “chicken pox and the beach”. They all said the same thing..my kid, and therefore I, was going to be miserable for 10 to 12 days. Perfect.
We thought about cancelling. Then we remembered that despite our advice to guests we didn’t have travel insurance. We decided n0t to cancel. I wrote my mom. She explained that she had taken us camping when we had the chicken pox and hadn’t my kids been vaccinated? Ummm, yes. M0re internet searches… Turns out if you’ve been vaccinated you can still get them, but usually a milder case. We left our vacation hopes and dreams on that internet search and packed our bags.
The next morning we set off. Callie and I listened to music in the back – Sound of Music, High School Musical and Grease…we sang along.
Couper just ate for three straight hours.
It wasn’t great, but we told Callie and Couper to be thankful because this is how we got to Cambodia before they were born…
We arrived at the border and Callie crossed into Thailand in style…
One more very long car ride and we made it to Bangkok where Callie settled in no problem. She very astutely said, “Now we’re the guest in this hotel, like people the guest at our house”…
The next morning was root canal morning…not as bad as I had expected and it cost $100…I know I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again, I love Bangkok!!
This morning we were up at 530am and checking in by 7.
Couper was all business despite still being in his pj’s
We are now happily ensconsed at the Amari Coral Beach Reosrt, Phuket. Our room has an ocean view and the pool is the perfect temperature!
Oh, and the chicken pox are gone, so here’s to rough starts and happy endings. We love Phuket thiiiiis much…
I can’t believe how big and grown up Couper is looking!! No baby fat left – he is a real little boy now!
I agree with Philippa. Couper is so grown up now – and so handsome! What a cutie!
What a fun trip, I am so glad you did not cancel!! And what is a little chickenpox we went camping and we were just fine.