Fun Times!
Posted by: Lizzie
So Timothy doesn’t use the potty, but I thought this coloring page from Creative-Type Dad was HILARIOUS. He caught the dreaded hand, foot, and mouth disease (coxsackie!!) from somewhere–most likely church. He started running a fever Tuesday and was all red-eyed, whiny, and didn’t sleep at all. Yesterday, I decided that his excessive drooling was worrisome, too, so we went in to the doctor. I was fully expecting him to tell me that Timothy had an ear infection at the worst, but NOOO! Ear infections are too easy. No, Timothy had to have a huge ulcer in the back of his mouth.
The thing is, when I told the nurse that one of Timothy’s symptoms was drooling, she was so quick to tell me that he was teething. Yes, it is true that Timothy has been teething, but that tooth broke through last week and he has never, ever drooled like this. He was refusing to swallow at all, and whenever he would lean over, buckets of saliva would ooze out of his mouth and puddle on the floor. It was gross and disturbing!! I guess that nasty little blister in his mouth had something to do with it, didn’t it NURSE?
For the moment, Timothy is sleeping and we can only hope that he’ll feel a billion percent better by Saturday. We’re nursing ’round the clock, which isn’t really anything new, but it supposedly helps to coat the ulcer. The extra prolactin I’m getting doesn’t hurt, either–it’s helping me cope with the utter lack of sleep and the stress I’m feeling because Simon just barfed all over the futon from coughing so much.
Who wants to bring me a pumpkin spice latte?
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Tags: family life, Health, illness, simon, timothy
December 3rd, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Seriously, dude, if you need a pumpkin spice latte, call me tomorrow. I’ll hand it to you wearing gloves and a mask, but I’ll gladly bring you one. I have no plans tomorrow.