My Baby is Sick!

My 2 year old daughter had a 104 degree fever last night at 11pm. I hate it when they are sick this young - it's hard for them to understand why they are feeling so crappy and giving medicine is a chore and a half because you can't really explain to them that the medicine will make them feel better. They just think it's yucky - tasting....

So the fever last night made me nervous but when ypu have small kids, this is just "normal", and the fevers are always the highest at night. Don't ask me why but any parent can attest to this bizarre fact. What worries me is that this morning she woke up with the fever almost as high as last night. We got some Tylenol into her (thank god there was only minimal argument) and she drank some apple juice so now it's a waiting game. As long as she is drinking and we can control the fever with medicine there's nothing else to do but let her little body fight the virus.

It was SO hard to come to work this morning, but as a working Mom I have to save my sick occurrences for the inevitable day that I will catch what the kids have. It would be different if they were in daycare because then they would have to stay home and then so would I, but since my Mom watches them I am lucky enough (in a way) to be able to leave them with her and still come to work without racking up a sick day list longer than my arm. It wouldn't be the first time in my career that I have been put on warning for too many sick instances. But as a Mom you make that choice, you stay home knowing the consequences in the workplace. You try to find a balance but when your kids need you, the scales get tipped in their favor - no if's and's or but's about it.

So my little baby is home in fleece PJs to keep her fever-warm body from shaking in the chilly air. And I am here at work longing to be home cuddling her on the couch. But I warned my Mom that I will be calling every hour on the hour for updates!