He started acting like he just did not feel up to par on Monday. My Tuesday afternoon he was running a temp of 102F. I could also tell on Tuesday that his throat was bothering him. On Wednesday I thought he was doing somewhat better, especially since his fever seemed to be gone. Jerrod's parent's watched him for a couple of hours so Jerrod, Julia and I could get our hair cut Wednesday evening. I guess he developed a temp again while there. On Thursday, he was not running a fever and was smiling more, but I could tell his throat still hurt and he was just not up to par. I was worried about him having strep throat, so I took him to the pedi late Thursday afternoon.
My normal pedi was out, but I saw the other one in the practice. I am really starting to like him. I did not really like him originally because he saw Julia once during a particular bad day(s) of colic to see if ANYTHING could help. He told me "it is just colic, she will eventually get over it". Not what I wanted to hear when trying to deal with a baby who screamed non-stop! But he is very friendly, efficient and good with the kids.
Anyway, the pedi looked Jude over. Ears, lungs, etc. were all clear. He saw Jude was currently getting FOUR teeth. He then looked at his throat. He said that Jude has blisters in his throat! BLISTERS!!! The pedi said that the teething lowered his immune system and he picked up some sort of bug. However, it is a viral bug, so we just have to wait it out.
Jude must be in some serious pain! But he is still smiling and generally loving life!
Jude is not really using a sippy cup yet, but I am trying to offer him cold liquids and lots of cold applesauce to help soothe his throat.
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