Diary of a 'mamamamamama' (mom with a sick baby)

Xav got his first illness :-(

Thursday: A little whiney in the afternoon, but nothing too extreme. I went to a play at night and when I got home Mason had him laying in the living room watching a movie because he couldn't get him to settle in and go to sleep. I went to kiss his forehead and he was burning up. Checked the temp 101.4. Very long night - I pulled an all-nighter with him. We watched a whole lot of Baby Einstein and Praise Baby. He was exhausted, but wouldn't give in to go to sleep.

Friday: Took him to the doctor in the morning. She found nothing notable to be wrong, but he still had the high fever. Discovered that he would sleep in the stroller, so we took a couple walks to get him to nap. In the afternoon his temp spiked to 103.9. Long night again. Discovered that he would also sleep in the car, so Mason and I took turns driving him around in the middle of the night (Mason's turn was much longer than mine) until he was totally out and then he came in our bed to sleep for the night.

Saturday: Temp is down to normal. Still not feeling well though. Took LOTS of walks to get those naps in. He was coughing more often and would grab at his head/ears every time he coughed or cried. We took him in to the ER assuming that there is something wrong with his ears. His ears were still clear, but he had developed large blisters in his mouth/throat. Another night of doing some driving and slept in bed with us again.

Sunday: Temp still down. Improving. Nothing too notably new today. No driving necessary at night, but he needed to cuddle with "mamamamama" all night. Mama's back hurts bad!

Monday: Slept in until 10 AM! Doing a lot better again. Able to go down for short naps in his crib without going for a walk or drive. Mama got a massage for her sore back. He slept the whole night in his own bed needing only a few short cuddles!


I wanted him to learn to say "mama" so badly, but after hearing it in only a whiney, needy, voice for a few days I don't love it as much!