On another note, this past weekend was pretty good! Beside the ole' Honda radiator cracking and having to rescue Kris on Sunday afternoon (Kris actually replaced it today all by himself!!), we had a great day at the National Seashore beach. It was a gloomy day, and it was kind of last minute (this explains Karmann not wearing a swimsuit and her outfit and diaper clashing - but who cares when you're at the beach!!) She was adorable, as usual, and loved walking with Daddy in the sand. She also loved watching the seagulls fly over her head and watching the surf come up the beach. We definitely look forward to many more trips to the beach!! Enjoy!
P.S. Update on the rash, etc. - the rash was gone by Friday and she is doing fine - thank goodness!
Tonight Karmann broke out in a full body rash. After speaking with the pediatrician, it is determined to be a viral rash. This would explain the febrile seizure last Friday night which resulted in a 911 call, ride in the ambulance, and a 4 hour experience in Arnold Palmer hospital emergency room.
The daycare had called that afternoon and said that she wouldn't eat and was really fussy. We gave her Tylenol (thinking it was her teeth) and she ate better and slept like normal the rest of the day. When I got home, I nursed her and she ate really well. She fell asleep so we put her in her crib to nap. I had to run errands, so I took off. About 45 minutes later, Kris calls me and says "I need you home now!" As I run out of the store, he explained that Karmann woke up from her nap shaking and her skin was blotchy and turning colors. She was also clinching her fists and breathing quickly. Kris called 911 (thank goodness!) and by the time I got home, the medics were loading her into her car seat and strapping it to the stretcher to take her to the ER. Her temp was 102 and she was calmed down, but we had no idea what was going on. Kudos to Daniel with Fire Engine 5, who calmly told me what to do and where to go while I was freaking out as I grabbed her diaper bag etc. Kris rode with Karmann and I drove to the hospital, which luckily is right down the street. To make a long story short, her temp was 103.2 by the time she went into a room, so they gave her Motrin, swabbed her nose for the flue, checked her urine for infection, and took a chest x-ray. All were found to be normal, so since the Motrin dropped her temp to 100, she was released with the directions to check her temp and give her Motrin and a diagnosis of a febrile seizure due to a quick high temp and if it happened again to bring her back. She was asleep by the time we got home and she slept all night and woke up fine without a temp on Saturday. Freakish, but now with the rash, it explains a few things. She is fine, and sleeping right now.
