The Mighty Sickness...

It all started Friday when I got home from work. I noticed he felt warm, so I checked his temperature. 102.7!!! I freaked out, called the doctor, who had to be paged since it was 5 SECONDS after 5:00. I gave him a dose of Motrin and Tylenol, just like the doctor said. I then gave him a lukewarm bath, which helped a lot to bring the fever down. It was back up in no time. He was up every hour that night with his temperature spiking up to 103.2 around 1 am. At 3:00, he finally fell asleep and slept until 7:30. We went to the doctor at 10:00 and found out my 11 month old baby has STREP THROAT! Michael got laid off from his job a few months ago, we just paid our mortgage, and we used the last $15 on the co-pay for Colten's appointment. The doctor told us his medicine was FREE at Publix Grocery Stores in Jacksonville! What a Godsend! God always finds a way to take care of me!! We got his medicine and headed back home. Michael agreed to take nighttime duty last night, since I was up the night before. He was still up every hour, this time until 5am. His throat is so sore, he just tosses and turns. He's so uncomfortable. Today has been much better! He's been playing, and has taken two naps. He slept for about 5 hours total today! He really needed the rest! After his afternoon nap and his snack (which was Gerber chesse puffs and unsweet tea), he was in a great mood! I have some pictures of him playing!









I Finally got him to say NaNa, but we are still working on Pop, Grandpa, and Grammy! "