I knew AJ’s lack of real sickness wouldnt last forever… and this weekend turned into prime time sick at our house. He woke up Saturday afternoon with a fever and by Sunday afternoon he had a terrible cough and general unhappiness. The worst happened Sunday night, when he had a febrile seizure due to his high temp. I was asleep at the time, but Steve was awake and with him. Thankfully, he had been reading about them online, and knew exactly what to do for AJ. It lasted less than two minutes. He woke me up so that I could help comfort AJ. It took awhile for him to calm down, but eventually we got his fever down and got him back to sleep. I, however, didnt sleep much at all. Every move or sound that he made, I was up and straining to see if he was okay. My mind was constantly racing. It wasnt until somewhere after 4am that he woke up enough to open his eyes and make eye contact with me that I felt calm enough to try to sleep a little.
Thankfully, we already had a doctors appointment scheduled for this morning. AJ will be 15 months old on the 20th. But no vaccines and routine check up for him. Instead, he went home with an antibiotic for an ear infection and the likelyhood that he also has the flu.
I feel especially bad about the flu part, we opted not to get him vaccinated when we were offered because we were flying to Florida the next day (and they didnt have the mercury free one on hand). I was supposed to take him back when we returned, but didnt. And now my little baby has a terrible fever, cough and general yuckiness. I sure am getting lesson after lesson on how decisions I make affect way more than just me.
Hopefully AJ’s fever will break soon and he’ll start to feel better. I hate seeing him so miserable….