After Barrett woke up with a fever both Monday and Tuesday, I decided he needed to go to the doctor. So Tuesday afternoon we headed to see Dr. Farr and he confirmed Barrett had the flu. I really didn't think it would be flu. He didn't seem that sick. He'd had a pretty high temperature, but he didn't act as pitiful as I was expecting.
So, we tried to plan as best we could for a few days hunkered down at home. Now, you may remember that I just started a new part time job about 6 weeks ago. So I had to ask for help, which I don't love doing. Patrick was on call so he couldn't take off. My dad stepped in and offered to keep him so I could go to work. AveryAnn went to school Wednesday and was fine. That night I looked at her and could tell she was not well. I took her temperature and it was 103.6 which is what Barrett's had been so I called the nurse and they were able to call us in some Tamiflu for her.
Thursday, my dad came to our house to watch them because they were still asleep when it was time to go. I went to work. I got home and my dad was like "oh, by the way, he says his legs hurt and he won't walk on them". He said he heard him screaming and he was in the floor in his room and wouldn't walk. He didn't act very concerned so I was like oh ok. I googled it and this came up and I felt very confident this was the case with Barrett.
Now, after I mentioned it to my friends, I realized I probably should have been more concerned, but that just isn't me. I don't get overly excited about things. So Friday morning, I called the doctor and asked if that was normal or if I should be concerned. They said it isn't really common but it is normal. It's just a weird thing that can happen after a virus.
Also, AveryAnn's eyes looked like this. So while I was on the phone with the nurse I asked her about it and she said it was probably pink eye so she called us in some eye drops. I was also worried because AveryAnn had only had one wet diaper in over hours so they had me monitor that and told me to call back if she didn't have one in the next two hours. Thankfully, she did so we didn't have to worry about that. All she would eat were the pedialite popsicles.
We spent most of the day Friday doing laundry and staying hydrated. I also taught Barrett how to play checkers. They were both feeling better by Friday afternoon. Barrett's legs quit hurting and he was finally able to put weight on them.
He wore his "thing one" shirt to bed Friday night since he missed Dr. Seuss week at school.
We also played Train dominoes and UNO. Saturday night, Ally started throwing up too. Patrick was also not feeling well but he had to go to work.
She read her "class" a book. They were both so much better Saturday and Sunday. We stayed home just to be sure but they were both fever free for 48 hours. They were both going to school Monday. Barrett did get to go. AveryAnn started breaking out Sunday night in a rash. I wasn't sure what it was but she didn't have any other symptoms. Well Monday morning she woke up with a fever. So we headed back to the doctor. I'm glad I just went ahead and took her in because she had an ear infection. Dr. Farr said the hives were probably a weird reaction to the virus (like the leg thing). My dad met me and got her so I could finish my work day. I started feeling bad Monday afternoon, but I woke up around 3:00 Tuesday morning with a fever and chills. So AveryAnn and I stayed home to rest. The fever went away around lunch time and I started to feel better. Hopefully, Wednesday will be back to regularly scheduled programming. Thankfully, my kids aren't sick often but they really made up for it this week. Whew, I'm tired!
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