But then the older boys got strep this week (it's the first time either of them has had it). Luckily it's nearly impossible for an infant to get it so Grayson is safe. However, Carter and Rylan were pretty pitiful.
Carter started feeling bad around dinner time Monday night. He developed a fever and then overnight he threw up a few times. Since I have to feed Grayson through the night, Brian got up with him (I usually do night duty). Carter already had his six-year-old checkup scheduled for Tuesday afternoon so he stayed home from school and saw the doctor then. Carter never complained to me about a sore throat but he was pitiful when his Tylenol wore off during the day and the fever returned. Luckily the doctor noticed Carter's red throat and was able to diagnose him pretty quickly. After just one dose of the antibiotic, Carter started feeling much better. He had to stay out of school on Wednesday though too since he was still contagious.
Then Wednesday night Rylan woke up with a fever. Brian again got to deal with a sick child (luckily it was already 2 am though and we'd gone to bed early). I kept Rylan home from preschool and took him to the pediatrician's office first thing Thursday morning. Rylan was diagnosed with strep as well. He continued to be pitiful most of the day when his Tylenol wore off. And then right before bed, I noticed bumps all over Rylan. We were concerned he was having an allergic reaction to the amoxicillin so we called our pediatrician's office (one doctor is on call overnight and answers calls). We were told to give Rylan Benadryl and bring him into the office in the morning. Luckily we figured out this morning that Rylan's rash was caused by the strep, not the antibiotic. Thankfully. And Rylan is feeling great today.
Hopefully we don't catch anything else! Including Grayson's two-week-old checkup on Monday, we were at the pediatrician's office 4 out of 5 days this week.
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