The kid is sick :(

Yesterday (Monday) we went to our Mommy and Me playgroup. We came back, and Evan took a nap.
When he woke up, I noticed he was warmer than normal, but I assumed maybe it was because of the way he was sleeping, and because the house was getting warm. So we did lunch and he ate as much as usual, though he was acting a bit cranky. Once I got him out of his high chair and we went to his bedroom to play, and he was clingy and cranky, I noticed he was still feeling rather warm. So I took his jacket off (one of those thin ones that come with outfits) and I took his temperature. Was I surprised when the reading was 101.9F! That was as high as I’d even seen it. He’s gotten 100.3F or so with teething, but this kind of freaked me out, and I called the pediatrician’s office right away. Yeah, yeah, perhaps that was a bit much, but this was the first time he actually had a fever.

The receptionist wasn’t concerned at all, but said she would have someone call me anyways. I calmed down and decided to be proactive instead of just freaking out and holding Evan. So I got rid of layers in his clothing and gave him Tylenol. Then I gave him a lukewarm bath, and that helped a lot. I took his temperature again and it was 98.6F, so I put him down for a nap. He took a good nap, and in that time the nurse called me (almost 2 hours later, which I was not too happy about) and said if he still had a fever, to bring him in the next day.

When Evan woke up he felt hot again. I took his temperature again: 102F. He got more Tylenol, another bath and dinner. He slept through the night no problems, but in the morning he was hot again. We took him into bed with us, and unlike every time we do this, when he’s all over the place and jumping from one to the other, he just lied down and stayed there. His temperature: 102.4F. Needless to say we started getting ready to take him to the pediatrician’s office.

So after a bit of wait (we were there before the doctor got there), the pediatrician finally checked him out. Since Evan had had a cold the whole week prior to the fever, and is still congested, it looks more like an infection. A cold gone bad, so to speak. So he prescribed antibiotics. We’re still treating his fever with Tylenol and baths, and he’s getting antibiotics. Let’s hope he feels better soon.