The Dreaded First Fever

That's right...Anderson got his first fever.  We took him to the doctor on Jan. 23 about a persistent cough. The nurse practitioner said that his lungs and ears were both clear, but when she heard him cough, she said it presented as an allergy.  She was inferring that it was an allergy to Ziggy (our cat).  While we were there, they persuaded us to get Anderson a flu shot.  Apparently, at this age, they give the flu shot in two doses as their little bodies can't handle the big vaccine.  So, we went ahead and gave him the first dose understanding that there could be minor side effects.  When we got home, we was acting pretty normal, but was tired.  The next morning, he woke up with a fever.  He had the fever until Tuesday (so, 4 days). When I called the doctor's advice line, they suggested it was teething and to try to soothe his gums.  Well, soothe his gums I did and his fever got up to 103.4.  Needless to say, that was out of my comfort zone, but it was tough to tell how he felt as these two pictures were within a day of each other, both when he had a high fever.

I absolutely love this boy.  Even when he doesn't feel good, he loves life and wants to be a part of everything.  He is curious and has so much amazement in his eyes.  Huhhhhhhhh (sigh of contentment and joy).