So Shawna and Emmy are at the ER as I write. Last night Emmy came down with a pretty nasty fever of 103.6. We treated it round the clock with ibuprofen and/or tylenol, and the pediatrician said to give another call if it didn’t go away within 24 hours. This afternoon we checked her temp again, and it was 104.3, so we gave the doc another call. This pede (different one) said we should go to the ER to get her checked out. Poor little girl was sluggish and listless–not her usual feisty self. We had dosed her with tylenol since she wasn’t quite due for the ibuprofen yet, and went to the hospital. Thank goodness Alex and Dom were here to watch Graem while Shawna and I took Em in. There was a line of people, and a high percentage of sick kids–not to mention a couple of car accidents.

It took us a while to get in, but they decided to give Em IV fluids and take her blood for tests. What a mess–there’s only one nurse who can handle infant IVs, Rosie, and thankfully she was there. In spite of that, the IV catheter slipped out nearly all the way, and poor Em was screaming bloody murder. I thought Shawna was going to pass out! Finally they got it all straightened out, and were able to get 360mL of fluid in. Emmy fell right asleep while nursing.

Gotta cut this short, as I’m heading back to the ER with reinforcements–change of clothes for everyone, in case they spend the night, plus diapers and wipes.