ER visit

Last week was a little more eventful then we planned. On Tuesday evening Catie seemed a little off. She wasn't wanting to eat and when I felt her forehead it seemed really warm. I do not have my dad's ability to read a temperature by feeling a forehead. Seriously, it's kind of freaky. My dad will feel your forward and say it is 99.6 and when you take your temperature it will say 99.6. He sure is a handy guy to have around. I could have used him in Nor Cal last week.

When I took Catie's temperature is said 102.1. I left a message for the night nurse and she called us back within a couple of minutes. The nurse told me that typically taking her temp under her arm is 1 degree cooler then it really is and because the fever happened so fast and was so high she needed to go to the ER. We grabbed Catie and headed to Marin General.

At the entrance was a nurse asking if she had flu like symptoms and then she handed us a mask for Catie to wear. I wanted to say "yeah right". My daughter is 9 months old, not 9 years old. She will not allow a mask on her face. We tried but as soon as she saw it coming towards her she grabbed it and smiled. That was the end of the mask.

They checked us in and and 2 hours later we were finally seen by a doctor. Catie was great while we waited. She laughed, smiled, played with her toys and couldn't stop staring at everything. I can't same the same thing about her mother. I think I threatened to walk out several if someone wasn't in to see us within the next 5 minutes. It's true....mom's can be really scary!

We were sent home with instructions to give Catie Tylenol and Motrin, cool baths, fluid, and for her to sleep in just a t-shirt and blanket. Colin set up the pack and play next to the bed and Catie tried to sleep. It didn't help that every 10 minutes I was putting my hand on her forehead or waking her up to take medication.

The next day we went to see our Dr. and ran into my cousins Kirstin, Matt and Alexa at the Dr's office. They were so excited to see baby Catie and Alexa made Catie laugh while we waited for Dr. Ornstein. It was great. I can't say the same thing about my appearance. I had only had about 2 hours of sleep the night before. Anyways, Dr. Ornstein checked Catie out and said to continue doing what I was and to call her if we needed anything (she called everyday to check in which is why I love her as a dr.)

Catie started to feel better and then on Thursday morning she woke up with a fever and diarrhea. That was a fun morning. I called the doctor again and was instructed to continue only with Tylenol, pedialite, and the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, apples and toast). Within an hour her fever broke and she was happy again.

Catie really was a trooper and during it all still smiled and laughed. I am so proud of her.

Here is a picture of Catie on the ER bed waiting to see the doctor. You can tell that she has a high fever since her face is bright red! She's cute even when she is sick.