Sick Again

On Saturday we spent the day shopping in Grand Island. It didn't take long for Brett and me to realize that our days of shopping without kids was so much less stressful. Carson wanted to be carried through the mall, Collin didn't want to ride in the stroller (so Carson did), diapers needed to be changed, Carson had to pee, Collin wouldn't nap, ect. After hours of dealing with the boys, 5 o'clock rolled around and we attended the graduation party of Zachary Starostka. Carson enjoyed running around the back yard with the other kids and it was nice for Brett and me to visit with friends. We also made a (supposed to be quick) visit to Grandma & Grandpa Kopke's afterwards. They had just gotten home from North Platte (otherwise they may have been babysitting while we shopped that afternoon!).

Collin had a rough night sleeping that night and I assumed it was from the long day and his schedule was thrown out of wack. He ended up sleeping with us most of the night which never results in much sleep! What a great way to start Mother's Day! By that afternoon he started to run a fever and I quickly realized that his pulling at his ears may not be from teething afterall. He ran a temperature of 103 degrees most of the night so I took him to the doctor Monday morning. When Dr. Becker looked into his right ear he cried hysterically so I knew right away he had an infection. He put him on Omnicef and we continued to give Tylenol and Motrin for the pain and fever. Grandma Betty came up on Tuesday to watch the boys so that I could go to work. Collin had an okay day but by 6pm that night his fever was back up to 103.6*. I talked to the on call doctor and she said I could give him a higher dose of Tylenol and Motrin than I had been giving him and if he continued to run the fever the next day to bring him in. He did fine that night and I took him to daycare on Wednesday but I got a call from Jill at 2:30 saying his fever was back up. I took him back into the clinic and Dr. Becker agreed that 4 days of that high of a temperature was a bit concerning. He ended up giving him a shot of Rocephin and some drops to numb the pain in his ear. He was pretty fussy at daycare on Thursday so I picked him up early and by that afternoon he'd broke out in tiny red spots. I was told not to worry about them unless they were raised and hive-like. Today he still isn't quite himself. He's taken long naps and when he's awake he is quite crabby. I hope my baby feels better soon!