Katelyn

Well...Katelyn has had a fever since early Thursday. On Friday, since i'd been almost 48 hours of fever between 101.5-104 even with tylenol, we decided to try to get her in to see a doctor. Unfortunately, her pediatrician's office had no openings, so we had to go to the walk-in clinic. And wait. Finally, we saw the doctor and he ordered blood tests at the hospital. We went there, got her blood drawn, took Kaden to some friends (THANK YOU SHANNONS!!!!) and headed back to the clinic. We were there just a few minutes when they told us her white blood cell count was through the roof (meaning infection) and that we had to take her to the ER. We spent the next few hours at the ER getting tests and finally coming to the conclusion that it was mostly likely a UTI. (Not all of the tests have come back yet, including that one, but it's looking the most positive.) They gave her an antibiotic shot and we came home. (They wanted to keep her, but said we could try bringing her home.) This morning her fever was "gone" and she ate well, but around noon she started going downhill again. Her fever came back, and she's barely eaten a thing all afternoon. We did get 2 doses of antibiotic into her and her fever was gone again for a while. Until around 11pm...she's now on her way to the hospital to get IV antibiotics and fluids. At only 6 months old a UTI can turn fairly dangerous very quickly, especially if she gets dehydrated.

To top it all off, the rest of us are all feeling pretty lousy. Kaden was sick Monday night and hasn't seemed "well" since...and today was feeling worse. I woke up last night feeling crummy and haven't felt great all day. Luke started feeling it later this afternoon. Needless to say, we are feeling beat up on all sides. It's been a sleepless and stressful week, and this weekend has topped it off.

Luke will stay the night with Kate at the hospital, and I am going to try to get some sleep and then I'll go see her in the morning. We figured it'd be best this way since I am the only "bottle" she'll take during the day, so I need to be able to be around for her.

We appreciate your prayers!