Fall in Virginia

For our next trip we set out for Virginia to visit with Chris, Emily, Sam and Nate.  Very early Saturday morning J woke up very cranky and a little warm but we just chalked it up to teething and being uncomfortable in the pack and play.  After a dose of Ibuprofen he seemed a little flat but wasn't too sad looking so off we went for some apple picking in the mountains.

We stopped to check out the pumpkins too but we figured it would definitely put our checked bag over the weight limit so we didn't try to take one home.

While on the hayride, J seemed a bit down and he would not let go of the pacifier but since he's been teething so much we just added another dose of medicine. 

Once we got to the vineyard he seemed back to his regular self and he had a great time running around in the grass while we had a gourmet picnic and some wine tasting. 

Back in the car he passed out quickly and by the time we made it home he had a fever of 104.  Well we knew then that it wasn't teething and despite constant meds by 2am his temperature was up to 106.4.  We were lucky he didn't have a febrile seizure but he was shaking and lethargic and just very sad.  So, while we made it 15 and half months without an extra call to our pediatrician or hospital visits, now we were off in the middle of the night for our first ER visit.  Luckily Aunty Em knew right where to take him and with some more tylenol and IV fluids he seemed to feel better.  His labs didn't look bad but they thought he might have pneumonia on his chest xray even though he had no cough or other symptoms.  They gave him one dose of IV antibiotics and were leaning towards admitting him for observation but since we had a flight to catch the next day and I could watch him closely, they let us go home.  Strangly by that afternoon he seemed to feel fine again and we were even able to enjoy some play room time with Sam and Nate and make a trip to the park.  The only remnant he had of being sick is the hemangioma birthmark on his left cheek that flares when he is stressed or has fevers.

The fevers came back that night but he did great at the airport and on the ride home.  A visit to our pediatrician and some new labs and xrays showed that their pneumonia diagnosis was likely an overcall and more than likely he had some sort of virus.  After another 24 hours his fever finally stayed away and although he was extra sleepy for the rest of the week his happy personality returned.