My phone rings as I am walking out of school on Friday. Brian and Jackson are on the other end wondering where I am. They were at the park and waiting for me. We had a fun time playing together. It was a great start to the weekend!
Around 5 am Saturday morning, we heard Jackson crying. This is not too out of the ordinary, as when Jackson wakes up early he will cry if he lost his pacifier. Brian went in there and took him to the bathroom. I heard Brian tell Jackson to stop crying if he wanted Daddy to lay with him. Jackson did not stop crying. After a little bit, I went into the bathroom to see what the matter was. As soon as I kissed his head I knew. He was burning up; his temperature was 103.4. We quickly got some Tylenol in him. He fell asleep on Brian in the rocking chair.
Come 7 o'clock when he got up, his temperature was down to 100.4. We debated if we should take him in or not, and we ended up calling and scheduling an appointment. Right before we were getting ready to leave, Jackson began to shake and look terrible. He couldn't get comfortable. I gave him some more Tylenol when we got in the car because I knew his temperature was still high. When we got to the doctor's office (so thankful they are open Saturday mornings) his temperature was 103.9. Jackson was pretty limp. I felt awful for him and was praying his temperature would come down quickly. The doctor came in and said his throat and ears looked ok, but did a strep and flu test. They gave him some Motrin while we were waiting on the results. Strep came back positive, so off we went to get his antibiotic filled.
Strep didn't keep my boy from eating. He had a Mickey pancake for breakfast, and mac and cheese for lunch. Jackson and I watched movies until nap time. Thankfully, he was already feeling more like himself.
After dinner, we went and let Jackson rent a movie. He picked Rio, the bird movie as he calls it. Daddy spoiled him with a foot stool, a little bit of root beer, and popcorn with M&M's.
Brian and I missed our date night, but I am just so thankful Jackson's fever was down. Instead, we rented Lincoln Lawyer (as recommended by Brian's mom) and really enjoyed it. It kept me on my toes the whole movie.
I didn't want to miss Church again this week. Jackson couldn't go to the nursery so we brought him to big church with us. We packed his bag full of books and goodies. Overall, he did really well. I think the snacks were to thank for that.
Jackson was ready to play when we got home! Here is Jackson having fun swinging/playing with Daddy. Love that laugh, it never gets old!
Wow, that was a long post! I am praying that we all are healed from any sickness/illness we have and Jesus shines brightly in our lives.
