Bad Mom

Poor Jack. He didn't have a choice who his mom was and he got stuck with me.
For the last week he's had a runny nose. Nothing green, all clear. We noticed that his 4 eye teeth were all coming in at the same time. It's very typical for Jack to get a runny nose (like a fountain) with his teeth. He was a little fussy at times but he's basically been himself. On Monday we took him to day care and around 2:30pm, I got a courtesy call saying he had a low grade fever of 99.7. A fever that requires a pick up is anything over 100.4. I decided to leave work early and pick him up before the low grade fever went higher. (the rules with day care are you have to be fever free for 24 hours before you can come back. I was hoping to avoid that risk.) So Tom takes Jack to day care Tuesday morning only to be refused. WHAT? Apparently they took Jack's temp right before I picked him up on Monday and it was 100.7 and they NEVER said anything to me. So that was a fun way to start that day. Last minute scrambling trying to figure out what to do since I was already at work. As a side note, I'm all about not sending Jack to school when he has a fever. I understand the rules and agree with them. The catch with this center (the NPS center) is when they take a temperature they add 1 degree to it. I didn't think anyone did this anymore. Our policy (army policy) is whatever the thermometer says is what the temperature is. My problem with this system is according to me, Jack had a temp of 98.7, (NORMAL!) according to them he had a temp of 99.7. Does this mean that every parent of a child with a normal temp should be getting a courtesy call because according to them it's 1 degree high. ARGH!! Anyway, moving on....We keep Jack out of school Tuesday, take him today only to get another courtesy call by 9:30am. He had a temp of 99.8. Technically he had a temp of 98.8. So here I am insisting it's his teeth and being frustrated I make a Dr's appointment so I can have a note backing up my thoughts. This appointment was made purely out of spite and to prove them wrong. He stayed in day care with no other fevers until 2pm when we had a our appointment. I get to the doctor, explain everything, even ask about the possibility of allergies. He had a rectal temp of 99.8, nothing crazy. Then she checks his ears....of course......this is where the "bad mom" comes into play. He has DUAL ear infections. WHAT??? Not once did this child tug at his ears, become overly whiny or melt down to the point of a red flag being thrown up. I couldn't believe it. After the doc tells me we're 1-2 ear infections away from needing ear tubes she recommends a different, stronger antibiotic. This is because we just got over an ear infection 2 weeks ago using Amoxycilan. So Jack is stuck with a mom that's been playing off ear infections as a side effect of teething and may now he may need ear tubes. Of course because we're starting a new medicine Jack's not able to go to day care tomorrow either. I secretly love these moments. Spending all this time at home with him really makes me miss the days of no work! It's bitter sweet! Anyway, I guess the moral of this story is....It's just crazy how things work out sometimes. I really wouldn't have taken Jack to the doctor's if it wasn't for the drive to prove the center WRONG. So I thank them for being annoying and persistent. :-)

Here's pictures, just for fun! This sad, lonely turkey has been wandering around our neighborhood with out his herd for over a month now. The other day he was on top of our neighbor's car. Not something you see everyday....