Our Sick Baby

There are no fun photos to post today, for we have a very sick baby at our house. Tuesday was the last day you felt well (and thank goodness, otherwise we may have not made it to see Santa this year). Wednesday Daddy went out to finish his Christmas shopping and during that time you became very fussy and clingy. Mommy was not getting anything done since you would not let me put you down. So, I sat it the rocker with you and you fell asleep. When you woke up, I realized that you had quickly gotten a fever. Well no wonder you were so fussy! I took your temperature as you continued to feel worse and worse. The rest of the day was about keeping your 100 plus fever down, and comforting you through your first sickness. You are close to seven months old and we have been able to avoid you getting sick your whole little life so far. What a lot of work to have such a sick baby. And boy was Mommy glad that Daddy was home to help because you have wanted to be held every second, you cry hard when we have to lay you down for a diaper change, and we did not sleep at all the last few nights as we tried to figure out how to hold you through the night while we tried to catch a few zzz's and getting up to give you your tylenol every 3 hours. We ended up taking you in to the doctor today because you continue to have a fever with no other real symptoms. And it was while we were at the doctor that your fever really spiked to it's highest of 103.3 degrees! As soon as the doctor flashed a light in your mouth, we saw that you had broken out in cold sores all in your mouth and throat. You were also starting to develop a fever rash over your legs and belly. We were told that you may continue to run a fever for another several days, and we were so disappointed to hear that since Aunt Tess and family were arriving in town today. But we knew that although we really wanted to visit them, that taking care of you at home was best. So we will continue on with our regimens of fever reducing medications and rest. And hopefully you will recover enough by Christmas day to enjoy some of the festivities.