I've had very little sleep and we are back from the doctor with my two sick children. To be honest, I'm exhausted and feeling strained. The good news is that today IS indeed a better day...but let me tell you how we got here.
There was nothing at all we could do to get Catherine's temp below 101 yesterday. Tylenol brought it down from the high of 102.8, but still kept it above 101. We put her to bed at 7:00. I checked her temp at 9:00 (still over 101) and at 11:00 it was back up to 102.4. I was able to dose her at that point, and decided I would just sleep on the couch. I planned to wake every couple of hours to check on her and there was no sense in my husband waking as well. About 12:30 I was still awake so I went and check on her, and she was still over 101. I set my alarm for 3:00 and checked again. She was down to 100.6, so I decided to let her sleep and not medicate. I checked again at 6:00 and she was down to 100.2, and by the time I got up this morning around 8:00 she was at 99.9. Awesome news. I probably would not have take her to the doctor except that strep throat is going around and she is complaining of a sore throat, and...
Thomas is still having stomach issues. He looks like he has been hit by a truck and simply doesn't want to eat much. I decided he did need to be seen by a doctor, and might as well take Catherine as well.
Of course by the time we get to the doctor Catherine's temp is perfectly normal. I would expect nothing less! Thomas never did run a fever. The doctor assured me that Thomas's virus was just that and it would run its course. Apparently this is going around. Catherine has a head cold and sinus infection so he did give us an antibiotic for that. I felt almost silly for being at the doctor this morning, but four days of stomach issues seemed to be cause for concern. I don't regret taking them, and I'm happy to hear the doctor isn't concerned! Hopefully everyone can get some decent sleep tonight!
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