Thursday, November 12, 2009

Fever + Sickness = No Fun!

Knox woke up from his morning nap yesterday with a fever. Bless his little heart; he just did not feel good. Because this was the first time he's ever had fever, I was unsure of exactly what to do. Daddy came home to check on him. We gave him some Tylenol & some TLC and called the doctor. They told us to continue the Tylenol & Motrin, keep a close watch on him, and call them the next day if he continued to have fever.

Knox napped off and on the entire day. I cuddled up with him during the afternoon, and his fever got up to 102. After some medicine and Mommy's loving, he felt much better.

Daddy and I stayed home from church to give him some more TLC. He woke up around 3 a.m. with fever, so we decided we better get him an appointment today.

The not-so-good news:
~Knox has viral bronchitis.
~He had to get another shot. He did not do as well this time. He even refused a sucker.
~He will begin steriods this evening.

The good news:
~His white blood cell count was much better today!
~His ears looked much better!
~He should feel better within the next day or two!

Until then, we are going to continue the medicines and the TLC!

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On a much lighter note, Peyton turned 12 years old last Friday! We took him to breakfast before he had to go to school. Peyton wanted his picture made with his little brother. We might just have to make this a tradition!

Best buddies
Knox (9 months) and Peyton (12 years)
Daddy & his little boys

After we took Peyton to school, we went home and played for a little while. Daddy mowed the yard, and then swept the sidewalk and porch. Knox couldn't quite figure out why he couldn't touch Daddy's broom, but he sure tried!
"Hold it still, Daddy! I've almost got it!"

Saturday morning, Peyton played in his last football game of the season. The boys won 9-0 and even got a trophy! Knox loved the trophy!
After the football game, we headed to Peyton's birthday party! Knox might have been the youngest one there, but he certainly enjoyed himself!

"Grandma, check out all these basketballs!"
It wasn't long before he spotted Peyton's dogs. They were all so good with Knox, especially Daisy Mae.
Patience, Grandma, and Knox




Grandma took Knox on his first tricycle ride!

Knox enjoyed watching Denson & Peyton play

Knox was delighted to see some of his favorite people!
-Knox, Aunt Ozie, Gracemarie, Amy, and Lilly

Daddy & Aunt Trish fed Knox birthday cake & ice cream!


Still going in for more!

After the party (and a much needed nap), we stopped by Nana's to hang out with the Gapens.
Story time with Nana!
-Knox, Aunt Erin, Reed, and Nana

And playtime with Uncle Chris!


The precious grin we hope to see again soon...
REAL SOON!

3 comments:

The Martins said...

Poor baby. It's awful when they don't feel good and can't really tell you where it hurts or what is wrong. You are handling this much better than me. I'm a bit of a panic type person. Tell Knox Hayden said thanks for the outlet covers and he hopes his buddy gets to feeling better.

The Gapens said...

I hope my little buddy gets to feeling better soon. We were so glad that we were able to make it to Peyton's party.

Reed loved storytime with Nana & Knox, even though Knox kept trying to take the book! The best part was the turtle ride! Knox is so precious!

Kristen said...

I hope Knox is feeling lots better now and back to his happy smiling self! He is absolutely adorable!