Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day this year was not a fun day for our family! Josh had to work late and Ty woke up at 2:00 am with a temp of 102.6. I called my dad, since the pediatrician isn't available at such hours and he assured my that Ty would be okay and to give him some Tylenol. It was about 30 minutes later and Ty and daddy were fast asleep. Josh woke up at his normal time of 3:50am and I had just barely fallen back asleep when his alarm went off. I was so exhausted at this point, but knew that getting any good sleep was wishful thinking. I said goodbye to Josh and I tried to fall back asleep. I love my son, but I do not sleep good when he is in bed with me....he is all over the place...just like his daddy! Ty woke up about 6:30am and was burning up again, so I took his temp. and it was 101.2, so I gave him more Tylenol and waited to call my pediatrician. As the morning went on, Ty looked more and more miserable. All he wanted was for mommy to hold him. His little eyes were watery, his cheeks red, and he looked as though he had no life in his little body. I no longer cared about Valentine's Day, but only that I find out what was wrong with my little boy. He wouldn't eat very much and that always means he's not feeling well. Finally the time had come to call the pediatrician and they told me she was already double booked and couldn't see him today. I ask them what to do and she said she would check with the nurse and call me back. In the meantime we waited and Ty was feeling hot again, so I took his temp and it was back to 102.2. Poor little guy was so miserable and all I wanted to do was hold him and cry because I couldn't make him feel better. Well, the doctors office finally called back and asked us to come in at 3:00pm! I was so happy that they decided to fit us in. In the meantime, it seemed like forever until we could go see the doctor. I tried to lay Ty down for a nap, but he didn't sleep well. Finally the time came and we got to see Dr. Mheta (who I must say is GREAT! ) She walked in the room and said, "He must be feeling bad, I've never seen him this way before!" Ty has had strep twice and he has still played and acted happy, but this time it was so different. He was lethargic and just so sad! Well, we found out that Ty had strep once again (this is the 3rd time since October), ear infection, and his eyes were irritated. She started him on antibiotics, eye drops, and eye drops only as needed. Since this was his 3rd time for strep I asked her what needed to be done. She said she would send us to a specialist and they would most likely put him on a low dose of penicillin everyday until he was 3 and they take out his tonsils! I hope this is not the case, but I don't want him to have strep all the time either! On the way home he just lay in his car seat looking so tired, but never falling asleep. I was so happy that daddy got off work early instead of late and he was home when we got home. I went to the pharmacy and dad watched Ty and felt as bad as I did for the little guy. Finally at 5:30 we got all his medicine and after we gave him the penicillin and he started screaming and pulling at his ears, so we gave him the ear drops and he seemed much better within 15 minutes. He still wanted to lay on our lap and didn't want to go to bed. Finally, we were able to get him to go to sleep, but daddy had to lay with him and ended up falling asleep. He came to bed about 2:30am! I am not happy that all of this happened, but it really put things in perspective for me. All I cared about was my little boy, finding out what was wrong, and getting him better! Sure it is fun to celebrate fun Holidays like Valentine's Day, but this year it just didn't matter!

Friday morning came and it was like a totally different little boy awoke from the same bed that sick little boy slept in. He was back to him old self and 100% FULL of energy! Mom and Dad are so happy that you are feeling better, Ty! We want you to know that we love you and that you are the most important thing in our lives!

I know this post was long, but I wanted to remember this day because it made me realize or maybe just solidify what's really important in my life....my FAMILY!!!