Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Tuesday
Micah had a fever last night. We gave him ibuprofen and have schedule a 10am visit with Dr. Jessica. He's currently watching Loney Tunes in his shark pajamas.
A couple of quick thoughts. When Micah has a fever, we give him ibuprofen or tylenol to reduce it. But fevers can be beneficial. Are we prolonging the infection by masking one of the body's defenses? Micah's been off for a day or two, but only just got a fever. He has a slight cough, but no other symptoms. What will the doctor tell us when we go at ten? I have a hunch she's going to look in his ears and nose and listen to his chest and then charge us 25 dollars.
He's pooping right now. He says "Daddy, can I have some privacy?" and makes me close the door. I suspect it's cat related. Most of the time he calls me when he's done. Every once in a while I think he looses focus and will just pull his pants up and wander out. I have to spring into action before he sits down and ruins everything. I haven't lost a pair of pants yet.
I'm not sure what the rest of today will look like. I've got work to do, but nothing is screaming at me to get done. I'll probably take him to the Oatland Island nature center. That's kind of my sick day go-to. It's a 60 acre animal sanctuary run by the public school system. It looks out on a marsh and there are alligators and foxes and birds of prey. I like it because it burns some time off the clock, and the heat of the day makes nap time easier. But we'll see.
He's just straight up watching Looney Tunes by himself in the other room. I'm amazed that it still works. It's timeless.
This might be it for me today. We'll see.
A couple of quick thoughts. When Micah has a fever, we give him ibuprofen or tylenol to reduce it. But fevers can be beneficial. Are we prolonging the infection by masking one of the body's defenses? Micah's been off for a day or two, but only just got a fever. He has a slight cough, but no other symptoms. What will the doctor tell us when we go at ten? I have a hunch she's going to look in his ears and nose and listen to his chest and then charge us 25 dollars.
He's pooping right now. He says "Daddy, can I have some privacy?" and makes me close the door. I suspect it's cat related. Most of the time he calls me when he's done. Every once in a while I think he looses focus and will just pull his pants up and wander out. I have to spring into action before he sits down and ruins everything. I haven't lost a pair of pants yet.
I'm not sure what the rest of today will look like. I've got work to do, but nothing is screaming at me to get done. I'll probably take him to the Oatland Island nature center. That's kind of my sick day go-to. It's a 60 acre animal sanctuary run by the public school system. It looks out on a marsh and there are alligators and foxes and birds of prey. I like it because it burns some time off the clock, and the heat of the day makes nap time easier. But we'll see.
He's just straight up watching Looney Tunes by himself in the other room. I'm amazed that it still works. It's timeless.
This might be it for me today. We'll see.
# posted by joel @ 6:39 AM 
