Summertime Illnesses

On Thursday the 20th we got a call from the daycare that Kaitlyn had a 102 fever. I was in Houston so grandpa picked her up and brought her to their house. Poor kiddo was not doing great. Wouldn't drink. After Eric picked her up and got some Advil in her, she drank and ate some too. 

On Friday I decided to take her to the doctor. She definitely was in some pain - either ear or throat. Turns out she had Hand, Foot and Mouth disease. Sounds worse than it is but she definitely had sores in her mouth. The fever broke Friday morning. Then it was just a battle of keeping her hydrated and eating some. She got a few more sores around her mouth and one or two on her arms and legs. By Sunday she was anxious to get out and about. So Monday was back at school. 

But on Sunday Hailey was sounding a bit gunky. I was worried that she sounded too much like she did when we landed in the hospital. So I took her to urgent care. Her pulse ox was good but they didn't like how her breathing sounded. And she had a double ear infection! They gave us a nebulizer to do breathing treatments at home. Poor kiddo. 

On Wednesday I brought her to the pediatrician to follow up. While we were there she spiked a 103 fever. Turns out it was her turn for Hand, Foot and Mouth disease.  Oh joy. The fever was gone in 24 hours. She also wasn't interested in eating but we gave her Advil and encouraged her to drink her bottles. The pediatrician also increased the breathing treatments. We were to do Albuterol 4 times a day and Budesonide 2 times a day. That has been a bit tough. She doesn't like the treatments and fights quite a bit. We go back to the doctor tomorrow for her 9 month (well) visit. Hopefully she will be done with all of this!