February 29, 2008
And I thought pink eye was bad
Andy woke up at 6:30am (early for my late sleeper) screaming yesterday. I ran into his room, and he was sweating and burning up. I took his temp, and it was a whopping 103.5. Not quite sure how high it should go up before I should freak out, I called the pediatrician (and Peter and my mom, I was freaking out anyway). Turns out 105 is where we worry. So there were to be no trips to the pediatrician again (good thing since the nurse admitted he could have gotten the fever after going there on Wednesday) or the hospital. But I had a feverish baby who needs eye drops and is almost as strong as me so they are damn near impossible to put in alone, is not able to go anywhere, and is not able to go for a walk because it was damn cold out. My day was fun to say the least. Whenever I feel like I have a handle on this whole parenting thing, something like this happens. I comment to my mom that Andy's naps have been consistent for months, and he stops napping for a week. I tell my mom I can totally handle Peter being away, and my baby is the sickest he's ever been. I need to keep my mouth shut. Right now I'm on hold with the pediatrician to see if we need to bring him back in as his temp has gone back up to 102.5. Peter's finally home (2am last night), so at least I don't have to struggle alone. I must say how great it is to have tv. Dora and Blues Clues have been my saviors. I don't know how people did this 100 years ago.
Posted by laura at February 29, 2008 08:07 AM
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I hear you... Aaron scared me last week cause he didn't want to take his afternoon naps.. I'm not ready for only one nap a day yet.. Now tonight my back is killing me cause he wanted to be held all day.. What makes people want to have a second one :-)
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Posted by: Christina at February 29, 2008 07:27 PM
Getting a fever to go down can be really tricky if the usual tylenol/motrin isn't doing it. I recommend warm baths and trying to get him to drink lots of clear fluids. My mom insists on avoiding dairy with a fever (she seems to think it brings about vomiting). Oh, and I always try to remind myself that a fever means the body is working, that the body is fighting something away. Sort of makes me feel a bit better. With that high-ish fever though, I would have him checked out for his ears. The last time Caleb had a stubborn fever, he had a nasty infection.
BTW, love the observation about needing to keep your mouth shut. We have that rule around here when things seem to be going well. We just don't talk about it. :)
Posted by: Jennifer at February 29, 2008 10:39 PM