Will It Ever End?

Jonathan has developed a fever. After a couple of healthy weeks for the family, now we have illness back in the house. This time, Jonathan seems to have flu-like symptoms whereas before Bob, Jonathan, and Ethan all had colds. I hope he doesn't have the flu; we are all vaccinated against seasonal flu and H1N1, even Ethan who just got his second round of H1N1 a couple of weeks ago. Even though it was late in the season, the doctors felt that he should be vaccinated after he turned 6 months (the minimum age) since he will be in and out of the doctors office and be in the hospital in a couple of months. Luckily, Children's Hospital still had some Thimerosol free vaccine left (yes I know that Thimerosol has been proven to not cause Autism, but I'm a little paranoid mommy). It was also stated that H1N1 made an appearance last April, so better to be safe than sorry I guess.

Anyways, Jonathan developed a cough late on Thursday night and then Friday was more coughing, but he was acting normal most of the day. My dad even came over and spent time with the boys, which Jonathan really liked of course. Grandpa also put Ethan to sleep for a while. Late afternoon, Jonathan fell asleep and slept for a while. When he woke up, he just wasn't quite himself. He was a little lethargic and just wanted to be held. Then he fell asleep again for a while. He also felt very hot. I tried to take his temperature when he woke up and he screamed, squirmed, and I ended up with a reading of over 103 degrees, which I'm pretty sure wasn't accurate, but he got a dose of Tylenol anyways. He few minutes later he perked up a bit, but has since woken up several times crying. I sure hope Ethan does not catch it, though I don't want it and I'm sure Bob doesn't want it either. I also hope that this does not last long.

-Dina