fahrenheit 104.4

...this is a sweet yet pathetic sight. you see, cadence has had a high grade fever since sunday evening, and this is the state i found her in around dinnertime monday night. since cadence seemed to be playing well and wasn't acting sick, i didn't know how bad her fever was until i took her temperature later in the evening, and by that time it had shot up to over 104 degrees. i freaked out because i couldn't remember when she had such a high fever before. we administered the tylenol (not without a struggle) and put her in a lukewarm bath. at first, she was excited about taking a bath, but her enthusiasm was deflated when she got in and realized the temperature was not up to her comfort standards. nevertheless, it was successful in getting her fever down a few degrees, and i put her to bed.

...at 3:30am, however, i found that she was burning up again, so i took her temperature and she was back up to 104.4. not only that, she had sweated so much that the sheet was quite damp. we started the bath again, and this time, i had to get in with her and hold her to get her in the water. and then of course she thought that it was time to get up and play, so after her bath she started demanding various activities, none of which had anything to do with going back to bed. somehow, we all managed to get back to sleep, but i had to wake up all too soon again to go to work.

her fever was better all day today, according to ted, but tonight i took her temperature again and it was back up to over 102. so she got yet another bath. her 3rd in 24 hours! now i was worried because the fever had been present for over 48 hours and she had no other symptoms that i was aware of except that she wouldn't eat. so i called the doctor on call at her pediatrician's office. i was told to bring her in to the clinic tomorrow to rule out an ear infection. i really don't want to because i know she does not enjoy going to the doctor, but that fever worries me...

...on a brighter note, after her bath tonight, she suddenly decided that she was hungry and actually asked to sit at the dining table and be fed. luckily, i had some seaweed miso soup with tofu left over from dinner (actually it was brian's, ted's best friend, who was over for dinner) and she left me feed most of that to her, as well as some bananana and a half cup of cheerios. i can't tell you the relief and joy i felt at watching her eat. i just hope this means she's kicking whatever bug she's fighting.

...so father's day dinner at yia yia's was fun. ted's parents, grandma carol, yia yia, jason, david, becki, cousin vikki and her daughter mackenzie, uncle bob, ted, cadence and i were all there, and lauren even joined us from sweden over the phone. it's always nice to get together with family...

anyhoo, i'm exhausted, and i have to go into work tomorrow, as opposed to my usual work-from-home arrangement for wednesdays, so i gotta hit the hay. i just hope there are no middle-of-the-night baths needed tonight...