The Flu

Well Wednesday I picked Grayson up from school and he wasn't quite acting like himself, but he missed his normal afternoon nap so I just thought that is what was wrong! Well I had a farewell party for an old co-worker of mine and I was hosting it so I needed to be there! Once we were there he was pretty good a little on the clingy side and a fussy man but not too bad till my food came and he wanted me to hold him and was completely Mr Anti-Social! He would not chat with ANYONE at the party and was just a fussy boy! Well he started to feel warm but the resturant was a little hot so I didn't think much about it! Well then we were off to my best friends birthday dinner! He slept for about 30 minutes in the car so I figured he would be better behaved, well he was even fussier and I KNEW he was running a fever! SO we chatted for a little while with my girlfriend but then called it a night! That night he was up and down for most of the night running a temp! Well, I ended up calling into work to stay home with him and by lunch he was back to his normal self! He ate a good lunch and was a happy little boy that played and was SO much fun to spend the day with! Well after dinner he started to fuss a little but he ate really good and was happy to stay in his chair long enough that I could eat and clean up! Well when I picked him up he was HOT as a firecracker! SO up we went to a cold shower that he screamed all the way through! Well once he was out of the bath he was asleep before I could even get him dressed! SO back to bed he went! This was at 830pm! Well at 1030 he was due for more meds so I went to check on him and he was hot as hot can be! When I checked his temp he was running 104.5 F! Worried oh yes I was!!! So onto talking to a nurse that I am friends with to see if I needed to take him into the ER (he used to work in the ER) and another friend that is a pedi... got both of their opinions and decided to keep him drugged and if he continued with the fever by morning we would go to the hospital! Well by 430 am he was down to 101 F so I considered that good enough to wait till the pediatrician opened! Well once we got to see the doctor who is not one of our normal 3 docs... they did a CBC blood work-up and a Flu test! She was a little nervous of menigitis(however you spell is) cause ever since his super high fever his balance was ALL off and has been having trouble walking... or the flu! Well the test results take 20 minutes to come back... and we have a winner!!! He has a VERY weak positive flu test! Right now the popular flu strain everyone has is the Swine Flu! SO we are now on drugs, and resting! I am hoping not to get it myself! I don't have ANY idea what I will do with Grayson if I did! SO we are under house arrest! No visitors... no going out and seeing what is going on!!! Just catching up on my DVR and spending some good time with my main man!!!

Have a GREAT weekend!!!