Gardner's under the weather. :( We left him at Mom and Dad's last night while we were at home group. Mom called me about 7:00 and said that he had a fever of over 101. I panicked! I felt terrible, too, because I had been running errands all day with him and hadn't noticed (although I don't think he had a fever then....I held him much of the time and kissed his face a lot, and I would have noticed he felt warm). Evidently it came on all of a sudden. He took some Tylenol and went to bed early. I was up two or three times with him in the night, helping him settle back down (he woke up and whimpered and coughed).

Of course, I was the first caller to the pediatrician this morning....the nurse said I even beat them to turning their computers on! It turns out he just has a viral thing....most likely a viral throat infection. The poor guy endured a painful ear exam, blood oxygen testing, and even a strep throat culture.

He's back home now, more Tylenol in him and drinking Pedialyte. Dr. Hobbs didn't prescribe an antibiotic unnecessarily, and for that, I'm grateful. I was instructed to wait an watch for a few days and call with any changes. Most of the time, these things clear up on their own. I remember well...it wasn't THAT long ago since I was a kid and had to deal with these things!

So, our week of running errands (I was clothes and shoe shopping for him) will have to be put on hold till he's mended. That's okay....perhaps it's better to stay inside and bundled up, cuddling and relaxing, staying out of the sudden cold snap we're experiencing. I told him we'd make a mini vacation out of this. :)

Feel better, little man! It breaks our heart to see you not feeling your best...