Emergency Room for Lexi

Lexi experienced her first and hopefully last Emergency Room visit. She woke up about 2am the night prior to yesterday with a 104 fever. She was irritable and not happy. I decided there wasn't any way she would make it at daycare because she had already proved that she wanted all the attention she could get. She didn't want to be put down and she just wanted to feel secure. Chris was out of town for work and so I kept Tia home with me too. It was raining pretty hard and I didn't want to take Lexi out in her condition. I called the pediatrician and they said it wasn't the flu but it could be a virus they've been seeing where the baby had a fever for a few days, then a rash. Throughout the day, I gave Lexi as much attention as she needed and it was great because Tia was an absolute angel with Lexi. She really helped keep Lexi in a better mood than if Tia had gone to daycare. It is like Lexi lights up with Tia is around. Even though Lexi wasn't her true self with no smiles, lethargic mannerisms, and lots of whimpering, it seemed that Tia's presence made Lexi just feel better some how. Throughout the day, I noticed her soft spot was super bulged out. When Chris came home, we decided we should call the doctor and ask about the soft spot. A lot of her symptoms were similar symptoms to meningitis and so the doctor was pretty adamant about us taking Lexi into the Emergency Room for some tests. The earlier meningitis is detected, the less fatal it can be, so we did not want to take any chances. We packed up the family and went to Mercy. Tia did great for the four hours we were there and Lexi was really out of it at that point. They gave her some motrin and did a bunch of tests. While waiting, it seemed like forever, Lexi started to come back to life and started smiling and playing. Her fever went down a couple degrees and her bulged soft spot went down slightly. The doctor said she did not have the flu, no RSV, no ear infection, and did not think she had meningitis but if her fever continues after a few days, then bring her back. We were relieved and although super tired, we were happy to have good news. We just know as parents, comes worry, and in cases where there could be anything life threatening, we will jump at whatever we need to do to remedy the situation. Luckily, we have amazingly great doctors! So Lexi is all better and is 90% better. She just has to get back into her routine and she'll be 100% again.