Still breathing, but tired

Not much knitting content today because I've got a sick child on my hands. Poor Xander has a wicked throat infection with fever and general crankiness. His whole mouth was swollen inside so I took him to the doctor today who examined him and encouraged me to take him to the Emergency Room to have him on a course of IV antibiotics to ensure it didn't get worse and close up his throat.

I'm not a worrier by nature, but I was a bit surprised--he doesn't seem that sick. So off to the hospital we went. I called Craig to take me because I was a bit concerned and having two adults makes amusing a sick three year old easier. It was a long 5 hours, but 3 doctors later it was determined that Xander would be fine with oral antibiotics and close supervision. We're still waiting for the throat culture to see if he has strep throat, but since yesterday he's made a huge improvement and was back to his cheery defiant self by bedtime.

All this doctor-waiting time didn't turn into a lot of waiting because lots of snuggles and hand holding and game playing were needed to keep him from going crazy. We waited a total of 6 hours between the two places and I'm amazed at how well Xander did--being sick means lots of laying on Mommy instead of running amuck in the hospital.

He fell asleep at one point on the guerney so I got to knit up a bit more of the entrelac coat. I have no photos because the camera battery is dead. I'm about three rows of diamonds away from finishing the pieces. I am actually looking forward to the finishing, even the many many inches of seams (the coat is 30 inches long). I want to wear this a few times before the real cold weather comes in.
Tonight I'll work on it a bit, but all the waiting and worrying made me rather tired--mothering sick children is tough work.

Comments

[~Jo~]

UGH! Hope Xander gets healthier by the second and stays that way. It is so scary when a young child is sick. I know I feel so helpless and would do anything to ease the sickies/pain.

Can't wait to see the progress on the entrelac coat! :)

[Eilene]

I'm glad your son is alright. I sure do remember those days. It's hard not to have control over the situation.

[claudia]

So, in the hospital right. Didn't you have even a teeny-tiny urge to say, "hey. I'm a doctor too!"

OK. Maybe not.

[Alysia]

Awww - I hope he feels better soon! It's so exhasting - mentall, physically, emotionally, when the little munchkins are sick! [LOL, Claudia.]

[Jennifer]

I hope that your son continues to recover and that the rest of your family stays well. This is the first time I have commented on your blog, but it is one of my favorites. As a current PhD student, I relate to your struggles to finish up and I amazed at how well balanced your life seems to be.

[Katy]

Hope your little guy feels better soon. Those ER visits are no fun!
Can't wait to see your finished entrelac coat.