The good news: The girls mouths are looking ever so much better!! I think the sores are all gone inside their mouths and just have their lips to clear up and Dr. MOM will call them completely healed.
The Magic-Mouthwash was hogwash!!
All it really did was coat the sores and maybe numb the area for 1.5 hours, but we couldn't dose again for 30 more minutes (every two hours, how do you actually do that through out a day??). So for 30 minutes they were crying and whining again. That is what made this virus they caught so exhaustive for me: Crying and whining
X 2 girls, Magic-Mouthwash treatments (1 tsp. swished every two hours)
X 2 girls, and then Elizabeth thinking she needed mommy all the time too. No one got a good nights sleep in the house.
The doctor had asked us to stop doing the salt treatment my husband had started on Brianna before we even went to the ER. She said it was harsh on her little mouth.
I did the magic-mouthwash for 4-5 days pretty faithfully until Brianna's medicine ran out. When it didn't look any better in either of their mouths I decided to go back to a salt treatment of my own, using sea salt on a q-tip (pretty easy, and inexpensive). I also q-tipped some hydrogen peroxide on the sores. After only a couple of
my magic treatments you could see instant reduction in the size of the sores and they were less inflamed. The next day they were willing to brush their teeth & eat (finally!). To think I could have gotten rid of it earlier ... ARGGGGH!
Oh, and I did go the (semi local)
herbal store * and got something called
Kid Viral. Although both of them complained of the taste and only did one dose each, I'm hoping it will help me keep the kids Virus free...
I'm not sure my lesson learned here, but I will keep my magic treatment(s) handy for the future, and
toss the Magic-Mouthwash!!
* I am going to do a plug for the hormone balancing "Restore" from Herbally Grounded, the a fore mentioned herbal store.
I was starting to feel very imbalanced mentally, for lack of a better term. I felt cranky all the time, not very patient with my kids, lack of motivation, and scatterbrained all the time. I had considered going to the doctor for some legal "Happy Pills." A very good friend said she had been feeling the same way and actually got some medication from a doctor then a friend of hers said she had done the meds and found these herbal pills that did the same thing only less addictive.
Long story short, I tried them...and they seem to be doing the trick. I am less cranky, a little more patient with my kids, feel more motivated and focused. I actually want to get out of bed (after a few more minutes under the warm covers...) and feel a little more hope,that there is light at the end of the never ending tunnel of laundry/dishes/crying babies etc.
If you have been questioning your hormone balance, give the herbal remedy a try.
There was also a lovely Coy pond, all three of my girls were climbing the fence
The girls are a handful each time we go
The party attendants were her friends Katie and Emma, her cousin Fiona, sisters Kaitlynn and Elizabeth.
We mustn't forget the "nosey" guest, Rusty, the human dog.
Ok, so I'm not sure if this is really such a great thing to post about since it will reflect poorly on my parenting skilz.
Here is the long promised picture of the girls "sharing" some of the stuff in the package. They love to dance! And they love all things girly...
Thank you Rose and Fiona, they loved your package!!
Herpangina: a painful mouth infection caused by coxsackieviruses, most common in children. Symptoms usually associated are high fever and sore throat. 
As per a few requests, here is Kaitlyn with her '09 Coif, not too bad. It is going to be a challenge with the really short spot, but we may be able to come-over the longer bangs for a less noticeable effect. My sister made the suggestion to give her a "Posh Spice" look but the sides were just not long enough. The hair-dresser mentioned that many parents actually want a shorter cut for their kids, it's easier to take care of.
