Wednesday, April 21, 2010

The Temperature's Rising

Quinn has had a fever.  Monday night it was around 101.  Last night it got up to 103.7!  He was SO hot.  Poor kid.  He couldn't sleep, kept tossing and turning.  At 3:30 I finally just got up and walked around with him until he fell asleep (an hour) ... then I tried to lay him down ... it was a no go.  So I just sat up in bed with a pillow behind my head so he could sleep.  It wasn't comfortable. 

This morning I called the dr. and took him in.  He does not have an ear infection, which I thought was most likely.  He did, however, have a really red throat.  The dr. swabbed it and came back in and said it was negative for a bacterial infection ... so it's some sort of virus.  There's nothing to do about it but try to keep him comfortable.  (too bad I wasted a $30 copay to hear nothing)  On the bright side, no prescription to buy.

I guess I'll just be having a couple days of holding him constantly.  It seems to be the only way he won't cry.  (I'll get a lot of reading done! shhh ... don't tell.)

Hopefully he feels better quickly.  Sick babies make me sad.

3 little comments:

Amber said...

Sorry Quinn is sick! I hope he gets better quickly. That's the good thing about viruses- often they clear up in 24 to 48 hours.(at least the worst of it) In the meantime, hang in there, and find some good movies to watch. :-)

Katie said...

Sorry! I hope he gets better quickly!

Veronique said...

Oh- I hope he is feeling better.