Sick Day x2

Owen soaked through his sheets last night. The little guy just sweat and sweat. I have been keeping on top of the Tylenol and Motrin. Keeping him hydrated with Pediaslite.. not Pediasure (typo in my last post). In fact, I gave him an entire jug of Pedialite yesterday. He's well hydrated!

I spoke with Dr Stock yesterday afternoon and he said to treat him as if he were a healthy kid... but err on the side of caution. Back off the Lasix if he shows signs of dehydration. Decrease the Captopril if his blood pressure seems too low. Keep him cool.

My kids don't usually get sick. Not like this. Kamryn has only had antibiotics 3 times in 10 years. Owen hasn't had a fever since he was an infant and has stayed healthy, despite his heart. I'm hoping he's on the upside of this bug. He's acting a little more like himself but looks kinda awful.

Today is another "catch-up day" for me. While Owen lays around and Kamryn reads... I am getting all the housework caught up. Today's list is to scrub the floors, vacuum, clean out the fridge, wash the sweat soaked bedding, and disinfect the things he has touched.

Speaking of sweaty. The Mormon missionaries just stopped by for some Popsicles and ice water. They really are such sweet boys.

Sick Lil' Man

Owen woke up from his nap yesterday and was smokin' hot to the touch. Fast forward to 7pm last night during tubby time, he started shaking hysterically and his entire body turned purple. I don't think I have ever scooped him up and hooked him up to the pulse ox faster. His oxygen was in the low 50's and he was on fire again. After a another dose of Motrin, more oxygen, and lots of fluids (so loving the Gtube access), he was back to "okay" status.

His heartrate was elevated, but I'm pretty sure that's normal when you have a fever. All through the night I kept rotating Tylenol and Motrin. He breathed heavily and quickly. None of us slept well, including Owen. He puked twice, I had to change his sheets twice. I almost took him into PCH, but wanted to save him all the pricks since he was responding to the meds and his O2 was stable.

We got up early and headed to the pediatrician. Dr Laks (his regular) was out today, so we went to our friend Dr Jean. His temp was 101.5, even with all the fever reducers in his system. His ears look good. His lungs sound clear. His throat looks red but the strep culture came back negative. We're pretty sure it's viral and that means there is nothing we can do but let him ride this out.

He's now in bed and seems a little miserable. He's tolerating his feeds okay, as long as I make him really bland blends. I'm also giving him lots of Pedisasure. I have a call into cardiology. I don't know at what point we need to take him in for cultures.

Background: When Owen was younger.. any little fever would give him a one-way-ticket to ICU. He was cultured and given IV antibiotics as a precaution. Now that he's older and he hasn't had a fever in years.. I just don't know what to do.

I had planned to take fun 4th of July pics this morning for his 29 month post. Maybe tomorrow.

PS. We are already down to 1 pink bink. Where do they go? It doesn't matter. If he needs one... he gets one... at naptime that is. Oh.. and his teeth are awesome... so his dentist says... and his smile lights up our lives!!

Pink Bink

Owen loves his bink. His addiction started when he was a baby in ICU. Every time he would throw his binky on the hospital floor, his nurses would just bring in a new one. We always came home with a ton of binkys. Now that Owen is almost 2 1/2, his binks are getting old. I find them under the car seats, under his bed, in the couch .. and they are all chewed and nasty. I have just started pitching them. This week, we were down to ONE binky.

I had to make the decision. To buy more or bid farewell to the beloved binky. Owen only uses the binky at nap time and before bed. He also uses it as a major comfort when he is getting blood draws, immunizations, echos, before/after going under anesthesia, or when he just plain feels miserable.

I didn't have the heart to make him part from his Binky just yet. Since we were down to one, I had to buy more. The problem is they don't sell the 0-3 month binky that he loves anywhere. Amazon has everything... and only one seller had the right binks. I ordered 2 packages and in the fine wording it said "colors may vary". There was blue, green, yellow and pink. I took my chances on colors and here's what came in the mail.....
It's takes a real boy to rock a pink Binky like this!
Owen's newest "funny" of the week is this little comealittlecloser finger move. How can you not move in for a great big smooch!!?
We'll see if the new Binky's meet up to Owen's standards tonight!