Finally some answers....

I got Zachary in to see his pediatrician this morning.  I felt so much better seeing him rather than another pediatrician at the clinic.  He know us and I just feel like I am taken more seriously when talking to him.  He did not seem to concerned, which immediately made me feel better.

He is, thankfully not showing signs of dehydration.  His ears are clear but his throat was red.  He also has a condition known as strawberry tongue.  It is all part of a form of strep throat (which I am pretty sure I had).   Apparently it is a mild bacteria that usually goes away on its own in 4 days.  It is the cause of his lack of appetite and the fact that he's barely drinking.  His appetite should return to normal all on its own.  I was given a prescription for it and told to fill it if his fever comes back.  If there is no major improvement by tomorrow, I plan on filling it.  This has gone on long enough and I am ready to have my little boy back.

I was so happy to hear that there was something wrong and that it was nothing too serious.  I knew when I left the clinic last week that there was more to the story and I was right.  I am happy to know that I can still trust my Mommy gut.  I was almost in tears leaving the office just from being so relieved that there's nothing too serious.  Here's to hoping there's a drastic improvement over the course of the day today.  He's had an argument with Nicolas over a toy since we've been home so I'm guessing things are slowly coming back to normal.

Thank you everyone for your concern.  We are very lucky to have all of you...

An Update on Zachary...

Well, I wish I had a far more positive update to give.  He still is barely eating... 2 yogurts, a bit of ice cream and a few bites of other things all day.  He is drinking enough to keep himself hydrated but only peed three times today.  I am not really sure where to go from here.  I have an appointment to see his pediatrician on Tuesday morning.  I think I will give him a call tomorrow to talk to him.  I want to know if I should be seeing someone before that.  I am just not sure how long to let this go before I get REALLY worried.

For anyone that knows Zachary, they would know that this is not at all normal for him.  He spent more time asleep than awake today and was refusing to eat cookies!  I knew after I saw the pediatrician on Tuesday for the fever that her diagnosis just didn't sit right with me.  My Mommy intuition was telling me that there was more to it.  I should have followed my gut and went to see Zachary's pediatrician.  At least he knows me and Zachary enough to listen and know that I was worried.  I guess I'll have to settle for that on Tuesday.

I also wanted to take a second to thank Mrs.Smith for her concern.  You are so sweet and we appreciated the call.  Hopefully we will see you soon...

Zachary is sick again...

Zachary ended up falling asleep during quiet time yesterday.  When he woke up, he threw up and continued to do so until he emptied out his entire system.  He couldn't keep anything down.  We finally got a little fluid in him at the end of the day.

Today has not been much better.  He has been sleeping off and on all day.  We can't seem to get him to eat or drink much of anything.  He is, thankfully, still peeing a decent amount.  He got a little food in him but we are starting to get a little worried.  He had a little watermelon and some Gatorade before bed.  I plan on waking him during the night to try and get him to drink some more.  If things are not better by tomorrow, we will need to decide whether or not we are taking him in to the clinic...again...


I hate seeing him like this.  He is so lethargic and I just want my happy, active boy back!

Just some pictures

Here are a few pictures I snapped this afternoon...

A good shot of Charlie's teeth:

The three Musketeers:

My biggest boys being silly:

Best buddies!

Update on Zachary...

Zachary is, thankfully, better.  After a few visits to the clinic we found out that there is some weird virus going around.  It is an extremely high fever for 4-5 days (with a slight cough and runny nose) and then it disappears.  Well, this morning it finally left.  I am relieved and happy that he is better since there is nothing worse than a 4 year with a minimum fever of 103 F.  He was so lethargic and without the light in his eyes.

Nicolas missed his buddy terribly and was so happy to have him back today.  They played with each other all day and I don't think they ever left each other's sight.

Hopefully this is the end of the sickness in our house for a while.  I am ready to have a healthy home again and not see the inside of a clinic for a long while!

A sick household....

I have been missing in action mostly due to all of the sickness that has gone through our household lately.  Just after we got back from our trip to the Great Escape Lodge, Charlie got the flu.  He was such a trooper for such a little guy.  Thankfully it went away fairly quickly.

Last Sunday I started with pink eye.  I had no other symptoms and since I know that 90% of pink eye is viral I decided to wait it out.  Well on Wednesday I started with a horrible fever and headache.  And I couldn't seem to shake it.  I went to my optometrist on Wednesday night and he gave me a prescription for some antibiotic drops for my eye.  He said that it should be getting much better in 2 days.  Well, Friday afternoon came around and nothing was better... my pink eye was still there, the fever wasn't leaving and now my ears and throat were starting to hurt.  So, I called Mom-I and Pop-I and they came over to watch the boys for me.  I headed over to the walk-in clinic...

The doctor said the pink eye was in fact viral and there was nothing to do but wait.  He told me to stop the drops.  He checked my ears, throat and lungs.  He said that all seemed normal but that the fever was concerning him.  He thought that something was hiding in the wings and figured it was best to treat it and not wait.  He didn't want to give antibiotics without a good reason but he believed that they were probably necessary for something....he just didn't know what.  He thought I may have been starting pneumonia.  After two days of the antibiotics and a full day's rest on Saturday, my fever finally went away!  So, obviously the antibiotics were fighting something.

I was lucky enough to have Steve, Mom-I and Pop-I take the kids basically all day on Saturday so that I could get some rest.  It was so weird having the house all to myself and not feel guilty about not using the time to clean it.  I got lots of rest but missed my family terribly.  I was so happy to have them home at dinner time.  And so lucky to have such an amazing support system.

Well, on Saturday afternoon Zachary started with the fever.  It has been raging at 103 F since.  I took him to the clinic yesterday figuring they would find something but they didn't.  They told me to wait a few more days.  So, I take him to see a doctor at his pediatrician's office tomorrow.  Sadly, his pediatrician was completely booked and does not work on Wednesdays.  I am not willing to wait until Thursday, so I am seeing someone else.  Let's just hope that Steve, Nicolas and Charlie manage to stay healthy

Charlie's getting faster....

Here's a good video showing off Charlie's much faster crawling skills.  He is definitely on the move now and there's no stopping him.  Zachary and Nicolas now have to be very careful with what they leave laying around...

Don't Steve talking the in background.  He was on the phone...