Oh so sick

So, my sweet little Macy.....who is usually happy, smiling, giggling and talking up a storm has not been that way for over a week now.
Starting last Monday, the 11th, she woke up with a fever of 102. That was the start of the most horrible week we've had in a LONG time. She was lethargic, didn't want to eat anything, fussy, and crying pretty much the whole day and just needy.
She wanted to be picked up, then she wanted down, she wanted a bite, and then she'd spit it out. Nothing was right. And anything Kevin and I tried just made her mad. We'd put her in the bath in the middle of the day, which would help for a while, then she'd want out of the bath (NOW) and then the fussy mad time would continue. We actually were only able to get her to eat a pancake one morning......while she was in the bathtub.

Needless to say, she was feeling awful, and Kevin and I were miserable because we couldn't help her.

We took her to her pediatrician on Monday, and he told us she has Coxsackie Virus (Hand/Foot/Mouth Disease). Although she didn't have any sores on her hands or feet, her mouth was filled with sores and her gums were bright red. No wonder she hasn't been eating anything.

Since it's a virus, there is nothing we can do about it. He said usually it runs its course in 7-10 days. By Monday we were at day 7.

Well, today is Wednesday, and thankfully she looks like she might be on the downhill slide of things. Actually eating things periodically, and Ibuprofen is helping. No fever since Monday night, so we might be ok.

Please pray this ends soon. We want our smiley, happy, fun little one back.
p.s. we finally have enough hair for pony tails. She actually leaves them alone and asks for "two pony tails" in the morning when she wakes up. Too sweet.