We came home from my parent's house on Saturday. Marissa had started running a slight fever and was feeling a bit under the weather. We got home, unpacked and she was in bed at her normal time. Around 9:30 Saturday night it was time to give her some more Tylenol so we went in to wake her. Thank goodness we did! We checked her temperature and she was at 105.2. Poor baby was burning up. As first time parents we did the normal freak out for about 20 seconds then got our heads on straight and called the ER at the hospital. We asked what we should do until we can get her to the hospital. They directed for us to strip her down and keep cool wash cloths on her. We gave her a dose of Tylenol and packed up to head to the ER. Luckily we arrived with a fairly short wait time. We got checked in and were given a room in about a half an hour. They completed a flu swab, strep test and checked her ears, throat and lungs for a sign of what was causing the high fever. Everything came back negative and they said it could be a viral infection or the start of an ear infection. They administered Motrin and sent us home with a prescription. It was a bit unsettling not knowing what was wrong, but we headed home and kept a close eye on Marissa's fever. Sunday her fever was up and down, ranging between 102-104. She was pretty miserable and had a few spurts of energy but was definitely not her normal self.
Yesterday I stayed home from work with her. Her spirits were much higher and her fever was much lower. She's still been pretty cranky, sleeping more than usual but not sleeping through the night and wanting lots and lots of mommy and daddy snuggles (I'm not complaining). I'm taking her to the pedi tomorrow so I hope they can either provide some additional details or at least give me a piece of mind that she is on the mend. We will be postponing her 15 month shots that she was supposed to receive tomorrow until she is feeling better.
Hopefully we don't have anymore ER visits in our near future! All in all, I think Danny and I handled the situation well, we just hate to see our sweet baby girl not feeling well.
Today my work threw me a baby shower for Dylan. My co-workers were so nice and generous to us. We received towels, clothes, toys, a shopping cart cover, a homemade blanket and matching plush cube, knit converse shoes that are too cute and many other nice gifts. We are truly blessed and we are just about set for Dylan to arrive. I will be washing and sorting baby clothes tonight! :-D
So we've had a busy few days and I hope things settle down soon. If Marissa is feeling up to it and the weather is decent, we're going to go to the local Christmas Parade with some friends on Saturday. Cierra should be back from her "Eurotrip" soon and I hope we can see her once she's over the jet lag. It has been far too long since we've seen her (last December!). I think "Auntie C" will be amazed at home much Marissa has changed in the last year.
I can't believe it's almost December. I can't believe how fast the time is flying. I can't believe Marissa will be 15 months old tomorrow and Dylan will be here in 5 +/- weeks! I can't believe Christmas is right around the corner. I know that having two under two (2U2) will be exhausting and overwhelming at times but I'm looking forward to the downtime of my maternity leave. I feel so rushed all the time and having the holidays upon us does not help. Here's to hoping we make it through the holidays in one piece! :)
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