Poor Baby; Yea, Baby!

Well, Thursday evening Zayde had a fever of 102.4. This is not the highest fever he has had and he is teething, so I thought it was just his teeth. Then, Friday he woke up with a runny nose, pulling at his ears and still had a fever. We already had an appointment with the ENT to check up on his ears/tubes. So, I didn't make an appointment with his pediatrician. I told the ENT that he was sick and running a fever. But, all he did was look in Zayde's ears and said that there was no infection and the tubes looked good and sent us on our way. I should have been more assertive and asked him to check Zayde out, but I didn't. I was relieved that he didn't have an ear infection and once again assumed it was all just because he was teething. Friday night, Zayde slept with us (which he RARELY does) so we could keep an eye on him and give him Tylenol/Motrin every 4 hours. Then, Saturday he woke up with a bad runny nose, a rash, a very hoarse throat, a cough and not feeling good at all. So, I told Zack that I wanted him to go somewhere to see a doctor. The only place we could go that would take ARKids 1st and not have to pay an arm and a leg was the ER. Zack did NOT want to do this.

Amy: "I really feel like something is not right. He is acting like he feels really bad and that rash is not normal. I think I'm going to take him to the ER, so he can see a doctor."

Zack: "Well, he's playing. And you call that a rash?"

Amy: "He's not playing like he usually does. And, sometimes you get a rash if you have strep throat. Maybe he has strep."

Zack: "That's hardly a rash. And strep hasn't been going around for weeks. I really don't feel comfortable taking him to the ER when there is no medical emergency. It's probably just allergies."

Amy: "I just feel that something is not right. I think it's more than just allergies."

Zack: "I just don't like going to the doctor for every little thing and Zayde constantly being on medicine. I seriously doubt it's any big deal."

Amy: "Well, I really want him to be seen, if for nothing else, just my peace of mind. If something is the matter, I don't want him to have to wait until Monday to see a doctor."

Zack: "Okay, whatever you think..."

So, I took Zayde to the ER and guess what: He has strep throat! Zack had to eat his words and admit that Mommy knows best! Don't get me wrong, Zack is a WONDERFUL Daddy, but sometimes Mom's just know about these kinds of things. I was sooooo glad that I took him in and got him started on antibiotics before Monday. He has been EXTREMELY fussy, more so than any ear infection that he's ever had! I will be soooo glad when he is feeling better. It has been so sad to see him like this. Half the time he just walks around and moans. I know he is in pain. He is teething and has two canker soars (one on his tongue and one on the inside of his lip) on top of the strep throat. Poor Baby!

In other news: Zack passed his last EMT test! It was his state/national written exam. Yea, Baby!!! I am so proud of him. He did not even study AT ALL! I kept telling him, "You need to study!" But, he just couldn't get himself motivated to study and said that either he knows it by now or doesn't. I thought it was really awesome that he passed without cracking open a book!