I came home from work today and the boys were both sound asleep napping on the floor. When they woke up Owynn was fussy and crawled into my lap and he was super warm. He had been whiny, and generally more fussy and clingy the past day or so. We took his temp and it had spiked up to 102.7. So John's parents came right over to watch Oliver while we took Owynn to the ER. They checked him all out and tested him for the flu and rsv. They took nasal swabs which Owynn hated. He also cried a lot when the Dr. looked in his ears and when the Dr. had to clean out some earwax from his ears. I don't think I have ever seen Owynn cry so hard. The Dr. said it looks like an ear infection and got him started on an antibiotic. They gave Owynn a dose of ibuprofen and sent us home. We are supposed to follow up with our pediatrician in the next few days. We also are supposed to give him pretty much around the clock scheduled dosing of tylenol and advil to keep his fever at bay for the next 24 hours. By the time he went to bed Owynn's fever had dropped quite a bit and he was acting a lot more normal. I really hope he is feeling better in the morning.
Poor Owynn!
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