So Sick

Sunday (of Easter) we hit the zoo and you were not feeling great. Feverish. Not your peppy self. Fever kept going up that night until around 10ish we took it again and it said: 104.7. Mommy could not believe it. Really. It didn't seem possible—but your body was so hot. We stripped you down and put you in tub. We called the doctor's office and left a message for the on-call doc which ended up being Dr. W. She thought we should go to the ER since it was so high. So, around 10:45 mommy & Willa left for GBMC. We got there quickly (no traffic) but sat and waited for over an hour. We finally got taken back around 12:15. (Your fever was down to 102.7 by this point.) They did blood tests and a catheter. Mommy and two nurses had to hold you down. You hated it. Cried and cried. I know it didn't feel good. And you didn't feel good. And you were scared. And soooo tired. We waited another hour or so for the labs to come back. I think I fell asleep on the gurney. You fell asleep in the stroller. The doctor came in around 3 or so to say that your white blood count was slightly elevated and there was something on your cath that made them suspect it was a UTI. So, they gave you a mega dose of antibiotics through an IV. That took a while. And then we had to wait a while to make sure you didn't have a bad reaction. And then wait to be discharged. We left for home around 5 AM. We slept that morning and later you took a four hour nap and mommy took a two hour nap. We both felt pretty icky.

UPDATE: On Tuesday, Dr. W called to say it was not a UTI. The test results came back negative. We're on week 3 of diarrhea. A rash appeared on your cheeks last Saturday and got worse this week. We went back to the doc's office on Wednesday (with a stool sample) and we're waiting to hear the diagnosis. Most likely some virus. You are now fighting a cold. Poor baby girl.