You Give Me Fever...

...In the morning, Fever all through the night...

Sadie had a horrible, horrible fever a couple of weeks ago. It started on a Sunday - 103 degrees. And nothing we did could bring the fever down. We tried zig-zagging between ibuprofen and Tylenol, cold cloths, and even a lukewarm bath. And nothing else seemed to be wrong. She wasn't complaining of stomach pain or ear pain or throat pain or anything. She was just whiney and HOT.

We kept her home from church, and then Dylan and I went alone to Jake's b-day party (see the below entry). We didn't want to give whatever she had to everyone else. And Micah is a butthead, so I left him home with Ben, too.

I had been over at Nat's for only an hour when Ben called me, alarmed - Sadie's temp had jumped to 105. I raced home, dropped off Dylan, grabbed Sadie, and raced to the ER. I just didn't want to mess around with it. I couldn't believe how lucky we were - it was very slow for what I thought a Sunday night would be. We were in and out in only two hours.

The verdict? She had a UTI. No joke. For those of you who don't know me very well, UTI is Urinary Tract Infection. I get three or four per year. Just the way my life is. So UTI is part of my daily lexicon. Anyways, back to Sadie, who seems to have inherited my UTI-ness. I could not believe it! Sadie hadn't complained of pain while urinating, and she didn't seem to be going more often than usual. She wasn't grabbing what we call in our house her "front bumb," or anything. I would have never known it.

The ER doc said that the top three reasons for high fevers in children - strep throat, ear infection, and UTIs. I guess it makes sense. Kids never want to take the time to go pee. Or if they do, they hurry through it and probably don't totally empty their bladders.

So we got Sadie some antibiotics that night and started them right away. Her fever still hovered between 100 and 103 clear until Thursday, though - four days later. It was a doozy. She got three days off from swimming lessons, which she was happy about.

She had many, many visitors. Here is one of them, Lex, who brought a nice, cool shaved ice (Barbie flavor - Sadie's favorite). And she and Sadie cuddled with Cheese for awhile:

My kids have such doting aunts. By the way, Lex's friend, Mark, has called dibs on Cheese. Lex calls herself Cheese's godmother. :)

And, parenthetically, our little Lex has returned to Boise State for her fourth year. She left today. She just took her GRE and will be entering Physical Therapy School (I'm crossing my fingers for ISU - just an hour away) next fall. I have such smart sisters. Seriously.