Just Like A Swing

...we go back and forth....back and forth....back and forth.  Sugar's recent illness started on last Tuesday morning.  She woke complaining of her head hurting, and she had a small productive cough.  I gave her some Motrin, and decided to keep her home.  I'm a firm believer in a sick kid belongs at home.  I know that when I'm sick, the last thing I want to do is be out and about, or with lots of other people.  Anyhow, it ended up being the right decision because in the late afternoon a low grade fever showed up.  For the next two days, she was congested, feverish, and had a productive cough, but it really wasn't keeping her down.  She appeared fine, and really only coughed about once an hour for about three small coughs, but they sounded awful.  

Friday morning, the fever was gone, but she just didn't seem to feel so good, so again....I called in sick.  I questioned my decision until a few minutes later when my daycare provider called and said she was not available as she had been vomiting since the wee hours.  She has NEVER in two years called in sick, so I took this as a sign that I had made the right choice.  The rest of the day, and all day Saturday, Sugar was happy as a clam, and fever free.  She still sounded congested, and coughed here and there.  I THOUGHT she was on the mend.

That brings us to just about 2 hours ago, when after happily playing all morning.......the fever is back.  SIGH....perfect....just in time for me to miss more work tomorrow, I'm afraid.  I'm unsure as to what the fever is all about, but am beginning to wonder if this second round might be an ear infection.  All day, she has been saying, "What?   What did you say mama?"  I've asked if her ear hurts and she assures me it doesn't.  If I remember correctly, she has only ever had an ear infection once, and that was around 18 months, so this is new territory for me.  

So......what I hoped was a swing for the better, is now looking like a turn for the worse.  Poor little honey, even though she doesn't really act sick, and insists that she feels fine, I'm keeping her down, and rested.  Pumping the fluids, and crossing my fingers.  

TWICE she has asked me if we can go outside.  It is pretty cold, windy, and rainy, so the obvious answer is no, but it doesn't stop her from hoping.  You can do us a favor, and visit my most recent post over at Blissfully Domestic, and while viewing The Sugar in her outdoor element, say a little prayer (or wish) for us to be happy, healthy, and SWINGING AGAIN!

Thanks!