Back to school, back to health, back to normal

It was so good to send Isaac back to school today. I'm sure his friends will be glad to see him and he them. He's on his second day of antibiotics. He never had a fever that I noticed yesterday. He said he was tired this morning so I hope he does ok. If he's still tired after school I'll have him lie down for a while. Thank goodness it's Friday! Tomorrow Shane and Isaac are going to Walking with Dinosaurs at the coliseum. We got him tickets for his birthday back in March. He's very excited.

While the guys are at the show, Allie and I are going to the free zoo in Madison. Afterwards we'll all meet up and have dinner at Culver's. At first Allie was disappointed to miss the dinosaur show, but when we talked about what we would do with our mother daughter time, she got very excited about the possible places we could go and things we could do. We also explained that Isaac got fewer birthday presents because of the cost of tickets, and so she decided that on her birthday she'd rather have toys than see a show. :)

It feels so good to get back to normal!

Allie's ears

I was surprised to hear this afternoon that Allie has a double ear infection. She only complained of pain in one ear just this morning. She's now on an antibiotic and pain reliever.

The doctor said it's ok for Isaac to go back to school tomorrow. He's excited. I'm so relieved! It's been a long time!

Both kids are doing fine and enjoying each other's company these many days. Although I think they're starting to need a break from each other because they've been arguing a bit more than usual.

Sinus Infection

It's looking more like a sinus infection that Isaac has. His nose is getting runnier and there is more dried green mucus around his nose. (Sorry if you're grossed out by the details.) He started taking an antibiotic this morning. I made doctor appointments for both kids this afternoon. I had to make one for Allie because she has an earache, so I figured I might as well bring Isaac in, too, even though she already prescribed an antibiotic for him. I wanted to get him started on the antibiotic this morning so that he could go back to school tomorrow -- as long as his fever doesn't make another appearance this afternoon.

Day 10

I feel like I'm repeating myself. Today was just like yesterday. No fever in the morning, then his temp was 100.1 at 5:30pm. Why did it have to return after the pediatrician's office closed? Now I'll have to wait until tomorrow to take him back in. I don't feel like he's sick enough to go to Urgent Care tonight.

It just so happens that I have our pediatrician's email address since I've known her from the women's Bible study at church a few years ago. I emailed her just now and explained the situation. With any luck I'll hear back from her tonight. There's a chance it could be a sinus infection and if she's willing, maybe she can phone in a prescription tonight. We'll see.

Fever, again. Day 9 of this loooong virus.

Isaac's fever is back this afternoon. I've noticed that's when it usually spikes. He'll be staying home again tomorrow, and the boys I was supposed to babysit are going to Molly's. (Thank you, Molly!!) Sadly, Isaac's field trip to a farm is tomorrow and he's going to miss it.

Tomorrow will be day 10 of this virus. Sigh.

Isaac's Doctor Appointment

Isaac hasn't had a fever this morning, which is good. The pediatrician said that it's probably a virus -- it could be influenza or it could be a virus that is turning into a bacterial infection. So, we're going to wait it out and see if he gets a sinus infection or something. His lungs, throat, ears, nose all look good.

Once again, it was a good thing I kept him home today because he has a spot of impetigo under his nose. It's highly contagious until he's been on an antibiotic ointment for 24 hours.

Thanks for your prayers for Isaac's health. His fever being normal most of the time is a good thing. It means he's getting better. If he stays fever free for the rest of the day he can go to school tomorrow.

I'm so frustrated!

Isaac's fever seemed to break yesterday and so I sent him back to school today. This afternoon his fever is back again at 100.3. It's been 8 days! I called the doctor and made an appointment for tomorrow morning at 10. If he gets worse tonight I'll take him to Urgent Care, but I don't think he will. I look forward to getting some answers tomorrow!

I felt so bad telling Brock's mom that she should make other arrangements for tomorrow. She wasn't sure where to take him. Hopefully one of our mutual friends can take him. I'd hate for Brock to get whatever it is that Isaac has.

It's been frustrating. Last week, Isaac missed four days of school and I missed four days of supplemental income via babysitting. We've been housebound except for a trip to the doctor and some errands on Saturday. It's so hard to have cabin fever when a dozen neighborhood kids are playing outside and you can't join them. I almost cried this afternoon.

He seems ok at the moment, although tired. Right now he's sitting on the couch wrapped up in a blanket and eating a popcicle. I just want my son healthy again. I'll post again tomorrow after the appointment. Please pray we would get some answers and that Isaac would get over this soon!