Sick Baby

We once again have a sick baby on our hands.  I'm SO tired of one of us always being sick.  I feel like it's just an endless cycle!  Emily woke up Sunday morning not feeling well at all.   She had a fever all day and was just not like herself at all.  Normally when she gets sick, we still see a very happy baby.  Not this time.  She just wants to be held all day and is super sleepy.  We kept her on motrin all day, Sunday.  We knew after having a fever all day, we would be keeping her home from school today.  Shawn stayed home with her today.  Luckily, her fever broke and it has stayed down, medicine free, all day.  However, you can tell she still does not feel well.  Again, she just wanted to be held and cuddle all day.  This is not like her at all.  She started getting little red bumps on her hands and feet, so we were worried she had hand, foot and mouth.  So Shawn took her in to see the dr. today.  She told us Emily definitely has some kind of viral infection and could see red sores in her throat.  She said the rash is some other kind of infection that developed because of the viral infection.  She also seemed to think we shouldn't be surprised if her fever returns.   Unfortunately there wasn't any medicine she could give her, so we will just be waiting this one out.  Shawn plans to stay home with her tomorrow as well.  If need be, I'll take over on Wednesday.  While we've definitely had our share of illnesses, I've never seen Emily like this.  I miss my happy, smiley girl.  I just feel so helpless and sad seeing her like this.  I'm hoping for a quick recovery!!