Sick Carter

Carter is sick. He developed a cough Tuesday night and then a fever yesterday afternoon. When I took his temperature yesterday, it was 101.7F. I managed to take a rectal temperature but Carter will have no more of that (I totally understand).

Last night he woke up calling for us so I went to him and he was burning up. I took his temperature and it was 102.5F under his arm. I gave him some Motrin and put him back to bed. He started screaming about 10 minutes later and Brian went to him that time. Carter was standing in the corner of his crib and saying there was a bug in his bed. Brian got him out and checked his bed and then Carter throw up on his shirt and the floor.

We got him cleaned up and decided to let him sleep with us because he was really upset, scared of his bed, and burning up. He didn't sleep as soundly as a week earlier, but we all managed to get a little sleep. Luckily Rylan had gotten up early for his nightly feeding. He was cranky then so I had gave him some Motrin because of that molar coming in. That probably helped him sleep through all of Carter's noise.

When Carter got up for the day, he was not happy. He was very clingy and didn't want to eat anything. The poor kid looked so pathetic.


We spent the morning watching cartoons. During Rylan's nap, Carter fell asleep on me and I was able to put him down on the couch for a nap.


I had talked to a nurse at Carter's pediatrician's office earlier in the morning and she thought we should bring Carter in. So after Rylan's nap, I woke Carter up and loaded both boys into the car.

Carter did pretty good in the waiting room but got really upset once we were in a room. He would not let go of me. After an exam and 2 chest x-rays, the pediatrician ruled out pneumonia but thought he has a little bronchitis. Because Carter was so uncomfortable, the pediatrician gave him a prescription for Zithromax. Carter perked up a little at the end of the appointment when he got a Buzz Lightyear sticker and it was nice to see him happy.

When we got home Carter refused to eat anything. After Rylan and I ate, we went back out to pick up Carter's prescription. We spent the rest of the afternoon watching more cartoons with trying to keep everyone happy (I wasn't very successful). Carter was so tired that he fell asleep on the couch a few times.

This evening Carter got some energy for about an hour and played with Brian. He still refused to eat but finally felt cooler before bedtime. I feel so bad for the little guy and I hope he's feeling better in the morning!