Pneumonia?!

I still have no idea how she got it, but Kate has pneumonia! Seriously, in the middle of the summer. At least it explains the lack of updates and pictures, right? Unless you read my facebook page, and then I've been updating everyone on the fever, coughing, puking, etc. that has consumed the last 6 days of our house. It went something like this...

Day 1: Thursday, June 3
Brett had his 4-year well check at the pediatrician, so things were a little hurried in the morning. I did notice that Kate had a little cough, but didn't think a thing about it. We went to the doctor for Brett, went to the library as a treat, and then I dropped them off at home with my mom and headed to work. Fast forward a few hours... I got a phone call from my mom (who almost never calls me at work) to say that Kate had a fever. Ugh. Again, I didn't think much about it... she's 2... toddlers get random viruses all the time. Whatever... a few days and we'll be back to normal.

Day 2: Friday, June 4
Kate is a BEAR all day. When your Memere says you've been difficult, you know you've been pretty darn bad! She had a slight fever in the morning, but it sort of went away, and had no fever in the afternoon. We'd planned on going to the pool for Family Fun Night, and went back and forth as to whether Kate should go or not. She woke up from nap mostly happy, drank some milk, and still didn't have a fever, so off we went. Kate and I only stayed for about an hour because I could tell she was getting tired. We got home, checked her temp, and it was around 101, if I remember right. She got a shower and went to bed.

Day 3: Saturday, June 5
I had a massage scheduled for 3 weeks... part of my Mother's Day present from Todd and the kids. If I rescheduled the massage, I got charge 20 freakin' dollars... ridiculous. Kate woke up with a fever of 102.5... not the direction that we were hoping for. Our pediatrician has 7 different offices, one of which is open on Saturdays and Sundays... yep, the one clear across town. Because I couldn't reschedule and because my husband ROCKS, he took both kids clear across town to the doctor. Turns out, Kate has pneumonia... she starts on some Zithromax.

Day 4: Sunday, June 6
I had agreed to work for my co-worker months ago because her sister was in town, so off I went, leaving Todd at home with Brett and sick Kate. It was a rough day as you might imagine. Kate's fever was off and on, mostly on, which we expected. Her cough was AWFUL!

Day 5: Monday, June 7
My turn as the solo parent in the house... Kate's fever was around 101 in the morning and her cough was bad, still, but getting a little better. I, being the pharmacist, looked up to see exactly how much Mucinex Cough I could give my child, and I gave it. That helped, eventually, but not until after she puked a glass of milk all over the cough for the 2nd day in a row. Once she had her cough under control, I gave her the antibiotic, some Tylenol, and her breakfast. I decided that I needed to get out of the house and get some exercise, so we walked around Lake Lynn (2.5 miles) and fed the ducks. She was pretty content during the morning. She even ate lunch well, which is unusual for her... usually lunch is a battle. I even called Todd to say how well Kate was doing... apparently I jinxed us, big time! They went down for naps, eventually. I was about to get in the shower when Kate started SCREAMING, and she screamed for over an hour, no matter what I did. Fan-freakin'-tastic. We were supposed to follow up with the doctor on Tuesday, but I called and asked if I could go ahead and bring her in, which they said was fine, so off we went. Todd met us there. They checked her out and decided to switch her to Omnicef instead of Zithromax. They said her lungs actually sounded pretty decent and her pulse ox was 99, which is great. She'd been sort of grabbing her crotch off and on, too, so the Omnicef will treat a UTI if it's there, but, of course, she refused to pee for them, so I have to bring in a cup of pee for them today to run, just so we have documentation on her chart as to whether or not she had a UTI.

Day 6, Tuesay, June 7... today
After an eventful night last night (she puked in her bed from coughing too hard), I think we're finally swinging in the right direction. She woke up with no fever, asking for milk, and chugged the entire glass in under 5 minutes, then asked for more. This is the Kate that I'm used to. Let's cross our fingers and *hope* that the improvement continues. She's still grumpy as a hornet, so I'm a little relieved that I GET to go to work today... yep, sorry Mom! I really think that Kate will do better for someone else today. After yesterday, I think she and I need a break from each other!