Teething? I think not!

Sorry but this is another venting post.

My poor little Cole has been sick since Thursday. I am not the kind of mom that freaks out when her kids get sick. I can literally count on one hand how many times I have taken my kids (all 3 combined) to the doctor for a sickness. So, I didn't think much when Cole woke up with a fever Thursday afternoon. Well, Friday his fever kept getting worse and worse until it reached 103.9. I called the on-call doc and he instructed me to immediately take him to the ER (of course it was after instacare was closed). By the time we got there 15 minutes later his temp read 104.2. So, after 4 hours, a CBC, UA, and Strep Culture, the ER doc came in and said, "He must be teething. We can't find anything wrong with him."

Teething? Give me a break! This is my 3rd child. I think I know the symptoms of teething . . . and he had NONE of them (except a fever . . . but 104?).

Poor little buddy's temp reached 104 yesterday afternoon again and we, of course, did NOT take him back to the ER. I'm pretty worried about him. He has no other symptoms. No runny nose, normal appetite, wet and dirty diapers, etc. So it's a puzzle to me (and that is driving me crazy). I just hope we have a better night tonight and pray for no high fevers!

Hmmm

It's work. It's the middle of the night and Dr. Nelson introduced me to this funny blog. Maybe it's funnier at 3 am, but still makes me giggle. If you find this funny . . .

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Then you'll like this blog. failblog.org

Post numero 100!

Wow! Have I really had 100 things to write about? Some topics more interesting than others, I'm sure. Anyways . . .

This happens to be one of my very favorite pictures of Alex. It was taken when he was 6 months old. He got this swim suit and hat from my mom for Easter.

So, the other day I was going through old clothes trying to find some stuff for Cole to wear and I came across this little ensemble. I just HAD to try it on Cole. Of course I'm not Kiddie Kandids, and I don't have photo SKILZ like some of my friends. But I think he looks so much like Alex in this picture.
Wait, is that the same baby? Oh, no. The one in the frame has significant Man-Boobs!

Lets just hope that his spaz level ends up being closer to Rachel's than Alex's.

Watch out kids, Devil Voice is back!

I'm officially back to work. It's been over 2 months since I've worked and my kids have had a nice break from Devil Voice, as I like to call it. I'm really not sure why, but after I've worked a night shift, my voice drops about 5 octaves and comes out as the most scary voice I could ever imagine coming out of sweet little me. Mind you, this voice only exhibits itself when I'm angry or annoyed. I can truly see the terror in Alex's face when it does. Not much scares him, but Devil Voice does. So, another reason why we're ALL glad I only work one night a week.

My first shift back wasn't exactly ideal either. I was assigned an unmedicated patient that was absolutely, without a doubt, the most out of control pt I've ever had. Shortly after I got to work she was fully dilated and began pushing/not really pushing because she was so OOC! Only my L&D friends can truly appreciate how frustrating this is. I feel like my own experience when Cole was born has helped me better control my patients when they are hurting, but not this one. Seriously. So, after 1 1/2 hours of pushing, she decided on an epidural. Needless to say, after approx 4 hours of pushing, she ended up with a c-section. AARRGGGHHH! Welcome back Fancy!

Anyhooskie, it was good to be back and see all my friends I've been missing.