sick

  • Fighting infection

    Yesterday afternoon, Jessica and I took Namine in to see the pediatrician.

  • Keep on rolling

    Jessica and I will be taking Namine to the pediatrician this afternoon.

  • High fever and a trip to the ER

    Last night Namine had an incredible fever of 103.2. That was under the armpit, too, and we thought that was much too high for what the doctor had called just that afternoon “the tail end of a virus.”

  • …It’s another

    Jessica took Namine to the pediatrician this afternoon.

  • If it’s not one thing…

    Last night Namine had a fever of 101.1. But that was taken under her armpit – she doesn’t quite yet get the whole idea of holding the thermometer under her tongue – and I’ve always been told that you should add a degree to an armpit temp. So make that 102.1. I gave her some…

  • A quick update

    That’s Namine napping on the couch, on top of her piggy pillow. She fell asleep watching “Scooby Doo Meets Batman” for God only knows how many times. (I can tolerate that – and the other Scooby Doo videos she has – a little better than Dora or Elmo.) She was feeling much better last night,…

  • Best laid plans

    Yesterday morning started out less than stellar: Namine woke up coughing – and not just any cough. It sounded like the croup was back, and she threw up shortly after she took her morning medicine. Her cough improved but didn’t go away after I gave Namine her breathing treatment, so I called the pediatrician. We…

  • Another trip to the ER

    Well, kids, last night saw us in the ER again. Thankfully, it was a much shorter time than on Tuesday. Dr. Gordon, the head special needs doctor, wanted to see Namine because she’d been lethargic pretty much all day. It’s a pretty good indication that Namine isn’t feeling well when she doesn’t even want to…

  • The silver lining

    Well, Namine ate dinner last night, and kept it down. She seemed to be doing better, if a little crabbier. But I suspect that her stomach and intestines still hurt, and she doesn’t understand why. It’s a major sign that she doesn’t feel well when she doesn’t even want to me to sing to her.…

  • The ER moves in slow motion

    A friend of mine said, not too long ago, “the ER moves in slow motion.”

  • Down with the sickness

    I was up until about 3:00 this morning making sure Namine was sleeping all right. She’s had this cough, and it seems to get worse when she’s asleep. Even though she had a nap in the early afternoon yesterday, she was still cranky and tired. She didn’t eat much for dinner. Although her appetite for…

  • Night trip to the ER

    Namine woke up at about 1:30 this morning, wheezing and gasping for breath.