Saturday, April 18, 2009

The Sickhouse...again

The boys have been fighting a cold for the last few weeks. They had runny noses and low-grade fevers that would come and go. So we didn't really worry about it. (I even called the pediatrician when Charlie started complaining about his ears, but they said it was nothing until he had a high fever.) So when Wes and Charlie spiked high fevers on Thursday and Friday, we decided to take them in for the doctor's sick hours. It was going to only be the two of them, until Winston started wheezing and barking (cough). After 2 hours of waiting, we were seen. Turns out that Charlie and Wes just have a cold - thankfully no ear infections. But Win, on the other hand, might have croup. We were given a steroid to reduce the swelling of his airways and sent on our way, reassured that the boys would be okay.

So later that night, we went to a Red Sox game with our dear friends Adam and Jen. It was a gorgeous, warm night, complete with the best seats we've ever sat in at Fenway - 12 rows directly behind home plate!! The only downside to the evening was learning that while we were off enjoying ourselves, Wes' fever had spiked up to 104.7! A record in this house. Valerie (our wonderful nanny) handled everything beautifully. The boys slept on and off through the night, and Rob was up with Wes at 5am. They are still struggling with their fevers, so they have enjoyed a morning in their pajamas, watching doo-dah (videos). Hopefully they will all start to feel better soon!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

ACK!! So sorry to hear this. No doubt this all takes a big toll on the entire family. Hang in there!!

Love
Lala

Anonymous said...

Oh man 104.7 is fly to hospital time for us. Abby's hit 105.3 once and she went absolutely limp. We will be thinking about you!!!! Wish we were closer to help!

Traci

raymond bunn said...

They need The Uncle!

Anonymous said...

I hope they feel better so they can celebrate your bday with you!

Cindy M