ONE HOT BABY - NOT SO HOT MOMMA

After Zacharys Wonderful night full of sleep, I started to notice that he was getting sick. I should have guessed it. His fever was 101.7 so I took him into a Dr. My insurance just dropped my original Doctor, who I loved, so I was off to the new Doctors office. By the time I arrived, the fever had broke, and he was back to his extremely cute self. I think that he is one of the cutest babies ever, but that's just mom speaking. The Doctor said that he looked good, and his ears and lungs were good. Maybe it was just a stomach bug. That night his fever came back, and he was crying most of the night. His fever kept rising all day on Wednesday. When my husband came home Wednesday around 5 I took his temp again. It was 103.7 scary hot. We started pumping in cool fluids, gave more meds., and put a cool cloth on his head. By the time My call got through to the office it had closed, but I left a message for a nurse to call me back. After talking to the nurse for a while, she suggested I take him to the hospital. I took his temp again, and it was going down. An hour latter, he was back to 101. Still high, but looking better. He was starting to perk up a bit. He was looking so cute with a wash cloth that I thought that I should take some pictures. As soon as he noticed what I was doing, he started to smile. He was hot, in pain, and miserable. He had been crying all day, but once he saw the camera, he knew that he had to smile. His smile is such a gift. I LOVE IT! He is the ultimate example of enduring to the end. Lets all try and smile a Little more today, and say a prayer for Zachery.

We chose not to take him to the hospital and I am taking him back to the Doctors today. Thursday @ 11:00. We'll see what happens next.