Fever

After having been fever-free for 2.5 years, V got a fever last night. Through the day, I knew something was wrong. He was ultra tired, cranky, couldn't explain why and it was a weekend as well. At night he had this weird smell in his mouth - this was something that happened through his bad days earlier. He was yawning away at 8:30 and we went to bed. He had a restless sleep and at one point when he seemed more restless than he should be, I checked him out and discovered a hot body. That immediately puts me on high alert. The last time he had a full blown seizure - not a head drop or absence or anything else - was when he had fever. So I went and got Tylenol, gave it to him, even though it meant waking him up in his sleep. That sure worked wonders - the fever came down, he slept peacefully for a few hours. After a few hours, the fever seemed to creep up again and towards 6:00 a.m., he was again restless. So I gave him another dose; that certainly helped but he didn't go back to sleep. He felt fine and was up and about.
A really close friend of mine visited with her husband and son, who is about the same age. The boys played together and that must have tired him out. We had to do a bit of holiday shopping and he was really tired during that time, so much so that I came back to the car with him while my husband and daughter finished the shopping. He then was fine the rest of the evening; throughout the day there was no sign of the fever returning. He slept off like a flash. I need to see what tomorrow has in store for school. Hoping for the best as always.