We just discovered the first telltale bumps of the chicken pox on my youngest daughter. Using my experiences with my eldest daughter as a reference, I suspect I will have at max till tomorrow night, and then she will get the worst of it.

Unfortunately, if kids get it before the end of the first year, the immunity system does not fully take hold, and they will likely get it a second time...
We were going to have her vaccianted for it anyway when she turns 1, but it seems we have to live through the hard part again.

I walked back and forth through the living room with my oldest in my arms until 4 AM when she finally fell fast asleep. Hopefully this one will be less fussy