Roddie Report: Another Rough Week

Last week was another hard one around here.  So hard, I could not even bring myself to blog about it, aside from sending the odd photo from my blackberry.  Suffice to say that Roddie was at home for 4 of the 5  days, we made 5 trips to the pediatrican, one to the ER and one to the lab.  Rod had 3 different kinds of antibiotics, 2 blood tests, 1 set of x-rays, 2 flu tests and one RSV tests.  The long and short of it was that he was running a really high temperature, on and off, for no apparent reason.  Because he is so young, they want to watch him very closely to make sure it isn't something more serious, like pneumonia, flu, or RSV.  The great liklihood was that is was simply a virus that needed to run it's course.  You may recall that something very similar happened with Norah when she was about 9 months old - it started and ended just as mysteriously.  This time around we were a little more seasoned, but a rough winter and two kids made it just as stressful! In any case, he remained pleasant throughout, much to the amazement of all the medical professionals we came in contact with and he seems to be on the other side of it now.

On the bright side, both Matt and I got to spend an extra couple of one-on-one days with Rod.  I really noticed a big change in how much he babbles and tries to talk - he may turn out to be just as chatty as his sister!  He also ended up mastering his sippy cup, somewhat by neccessity, as I had it in front of him virtually non stop some days to ensure he stayed hydrated.  He's also getting really anxious to crawl, and just can't seem to get the movements together - he moves from sitting to his hands and knees, but that's where it ends. 

Anyway, as you can see from the picture below, he's none the worse for wear.  Matt just pointed out that if I am catching up on blog posts, we must be recovered as well!