Abby had a great day yesterday, until about 5pm when she started yawning and saying she was tired. This is rare, since, like most two year olds, she never admits to being tired! She didn’t eat dinner, and just wanted to lie on the couch. She felt hot,but since none of the 6 fancy-schmancy thermometers in our house ever seem to work, we weren’t sure of her exact temperature. We gave her Motrin and put her to bed. And she slept – until about 11. Then she was up every 1/2 hour (at least) until Adam finally brought her to our bed around 2.
She seemed better this morning, but still warm, so we gave her more Motrin and sent her to daycare. Daycare called at 1 this afternoon saying that her fever was back, wouldn’t go down with Tylenol, and she wasn’t eating. And she was asking for me. So I cancelled my two meetings and went to get her. This is how she spent the afternoon:
On a personal note, this is the first time in almost three years that daycare has called to tell me I should come get her when she’s been sick. She’s always fine there – through colds and ear infections (many) and bumps and bruises. So the mere f act that they called scared the crap out of me.
As of bedtime tonight, she had eaten yogurt and a popsicle for “dinner.” We gave her a bath, and she actually asked to get out early and was shivering and crying uncontrollably. She fell asleep quickly. Temp around 102, going down to about 100 with medication. This is her MO though – when she’s running any kind of temperature, her body feels like it is on fire. I just hope she gets some rest tonight!
keep us informed about how she is feeling. i notice she has a drink and her bear with her. both will be a great comfort. pbr
Poor little muffin. I hope she feels better soon.