Wednesday, November 10, 2004
I was SO freaked out last night! Jack went to bed early (before 8:00 PM) and Jason was away...right when he got home Jack woke up so he went and got him and rocked him while we all watched TV. Well right when we were getting ready for bed (around 11:30 PM) Jack woke up with such a pitiful cry and cough...I ran over to his room and scooped him out of his crib. He was burning up and sweaty and all of a sudden he vomited several times. I took Jack's temp and it read 102.5!! Even though I am an 'ex-reflux mommy' I was so scared -- this was his first high fever and his first ever 'sick vomit' he was teary-eyed, sweaty and every shade of green/gray imaginable. I went through my mental check list for a shunt malfunction and decided not to panic unless the vomiting continued. About 15 minutes later I was able to give him Tylenol and he kept it down. He was still green and pathetic looking so we all set up camp down in the living room. I held him until 2:00 AM and finally put him in his pack and play. He didn't wake up or get sick since last night. This morning he's acting a little better, his fever is down to 101.5, and he held down 4 oz of pedialyte and some dry toast. I think he's feeling icky but I am not as freaked out as I was last night. I know this is normal kid stuff but man is it scary the first time it happens! I am calling the doctor this morning -- but really dread going there if this is just a bug. He's napping right now after a dose of Infant's Motrin -- let's hope that fever stays down. Please keep our little man in your thoughts.
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