Trying Times

Lucas is sick again with an ear infection. Marc noticed some drainage in his left ear last Tuesday and went to the doctor's. They said the tubes are working because the water is not behind his ear drum. So he got some drops and was on his way. Friday I got a call from daycare that he had a temp of 101.4 and needed to be picked up. So off to the docs we went again and he did have more of an infection so we got the lovely antibiotic Augmentin. But all weekend Lucas continued to have a fever and spend most of the nights sleeping on either Marc or I. None of us got much rest. Sunday night he woke up in so much pain that he was shaking. We called the emergency after hours number and talked to a nurse at Children's. Of course the nurse said that by this time Lucas should not be still having fevers but didn't think he needed to come into the hospital. Monday it was clear that Lucas could not go to daycare-he did not want to be put down and was not himself. Marc ended up taking him back to the doctors. The good news is the infection was clearing up. But now he had a rash and there is no clear reason why he doesn't want to be put down. I love answers like that!

But I think we have finally turned the corner-he actually played a little last night and was talking-not things he has done in the past 4 days. And Marc actually let him cry a bit last night when he put him down to bed. It lasted about 8 minutes but Lucas slept through the night as well-HUGE milestones for Lucas and Marc.