Almost Cooled off

Well, it is Friday, I only have to work until 3PM today and then I am off for the weekend. It has not been that bad, except for little miss Fireball in the picture there. Amber and Abbie went to OKC on Monday and sometime in the afternoon Abbie started running a fever. She has had fevers before, but this time she was running 102-103+. She has not been that HOT before. Tylenol and Motrin kept it down to 101-102 but she just would not cool down. We were able to get her in to the doctor first thing Tuesday morning. At the doctor's office her temp was 102.7. The doctor checked her ears, they were fine. He listened to her lungs, they were fine. He looked in her throat, and it looked fine. So, he swabbed her throat to check for strep, (which is what I was afraid it was) and that came back negative. Since that was negative he wanted to check her blood levels. So, Abbie got her finger stuck. She handled the stick OK, it was the squeeze, squeeze, squeeze on the finger that she did not appreciate. After another wait, the check on her blood revealed her white blood cell count was very high. The doctor said that it could be a virus, but he needed to rule out some things. Next, she had a chest X-ray. Sitting out in the hall and having to hear her during that was not at all pleasant. After waiting a while longer, the x-rays revealed that her lungs were fine. Then the doctor wanted to rule out kidney infection, so that meant a catheter for Abbie. She actually handled it OK, considering all she had been through. The urine looked good, no infection, so the doctor figured it was a virus. The instructions were to keep loose clothing on her, cold liquids, and tylenol and motrin. After more than 2 hours and having to put Abbie through all that, it was disappointing and relieving to hear. When I left for work later on Tuesday Abbie felt so HOT, it was very scary and worried me. Later on that evening, Amber called me at work and said "Your daughter is playing." It was good to hear. The doctor had said if she was lethargic, that it would worry him so I was a little paranoid about that. Now that it is Friday, Abbie has COOLED OFF and seems to be getting back to her playful ornery self. I used to not be concerned when she felt a little warm, but now I feel a little different about it. I felt terrible at the doctor's office. Abbie got to the point of hugging my neck and crying severely if anyone tried to pull her away. She had a very rough day on Tuesday. Hopefully, I can get some pictures this weekend if Abbie wants to cooperate. If I do not get back on before then, Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there!