After weeks of a dry cough and a previous stint last week with a lower fever Rooney came back full force last night with a fever of 104.3 (taken in the arm pit). I had previously read when taking a temp in this fashion to add 1 degree which meant he had a temp over 105! I am not one of those moms that rushes my kid to the MD every time they have a sniffle but with such a high temp I was a little freaked out and decided to call our mobile nurse. After alot of Q & A and poking & prodding on Rooney she told us to take him to the ER right away. I gave Rooney some Motrin, packed Ailbe's bag, got some snacks and we all trekked down to the hospital.
Turns out by the time they took his temp it dropped 4 degrees and he was definitely feeling better. By the time the MD came to check him out he was wanting to hit the hospital restaurant and by the time the MD cleared him and basically just told us how to manage the fevers, Rooney was telling knock knock jokes. Before we could leave Rooney had to take some Tylenol and here came the only ugly point in our night. Roon does not like cherry flavored Tylenol and has shown me this by throwing it up. After many pleas, no thank you and attempts not to take the wretched syrup Rooney finally got it down...then brought it right back up. Once again proving that you can lead a horse to water, you can make him drink but you can't keep him hydrated. Before we left Rooney's temp was down to 96.2.
Later that night he got another fever of 103 (under the arm) and was obsessed with going to the bathroom. After being up from 3 to 4am with various kid isssues (Ailbe was also involved in these shenanigans) Mike and I decided to divide and conquer so we could all get sleep. Mike took Ailbe to the basement and I brought Rooney into my bed where he spent the rest of what I believe was his first ever night and hopefully last.
2 comments:
It's so hard when they're sick, it kinda breaks your heart huh? You slept in our bed a few times when Dad was out of town and you had the habit of turning sideways and sticking your feet squarely in my back. At 3 years old you were an expert at hogging the whole bed!
I've never been able to figure out how kids 3 feet tall can take up the whole bed. I was never good in math, but isn't that breaking some physics law? Hope Rooney is on the mend.
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