All kinds of Yay! for you Fay.

Ugh.

Awake.

Unhappy about it.

I gently touched Annabel's face as I was getting into bed to see if she still felt feverish. Unfortunately, this woke her up. We tried persuading her to go back to sleep by our own example (due to tight quarters, she's still in a crib in our room). Didn't work. Tried rocking her, which wasn't working. Checked her temp. 101.3. Right now she's in the playpen while I'm at the keyboard, but at least she's looking like she might be considering sleep.

Somehow I don't think that whole turning over a new leaf thing where I was going to get back in the habit of getting up at 6:45 or 7:00 and showering before DH and therefore not spending half the day sitting around in a t-shirt and pajama bottoms waiting for Annabel to nap so I can shower is going to happen tomorrow.

Susan, at least you have a reason to be awake.

Baby and husband both have been sleeping cheerfully for hours.

I've just been killing time on the interbunny because it's there.

Heh.

I wish I could just hand you my kid so I could sleep.

Maybe I'll try kittenwar. I'm bored with the internets because (surprise surprise) there's really nothing new that's happened since I first tried to go to bed 2 hours ago.

Annabel looks to be trying to sleep, though. If she stays this way another 10-15 minutes, I can try transferring her to the crib.

Oops, she just sat up. It's weird, though--she still doesn't seem really sick, maybe a tiny sniffle, but she's scorching hot to the touch. Happy as can be, though. She wants me to hug her bears now.

Timelies!

Yay, Fay! That's wonderful news.

Poor Susan! I hope you got some sleep and that Annabel's fever has died down.

I am SO sleepy this morning. I probably shouldn't have stayed up so late last night, but oh well. Too late now.

Poptarts:

Oh shit! We forgot about garbage day. Guess the bags will wait till next week. Damn.

I'm afraid that this may have an impact upon our friendship, however hard she tries not to let it, because I know it's going to rankle.

Hmm, can you not tell her?

Anyway, here's a link to the white supremacists assempbling in my 'hood thing I mentioned upthread: [link]

God, I don't want to be here. I was really happy and cheerful yesterday, had this cathartic meltdown with my boss at the end of the day, where I was called on some previous unprofessional behavior, and I just don't want to be here. I'm ashamed of myself and my behavior, and afraid of the person I exhibited it in front of, because I really don't like her, and I know I have to be super extra nice and helpful as penance and I just don't have the energy.

Maybe this is more an LJ entry. Sorry. I'll likely delete soon.

Nora, that is just ick, ick, ick.

And I'm really so sorry about the work stuff.

Nora, the nice/helpful thing sucks but I think it's cool that your conversation with your boss left you feel fresh. Maybe you can try to hang onto that feeling.

vw, sorry you are still feeling tired. Any chance for a nap later today?

I woke up to a foot cramp this morning. After I got it stretched out, I pulled open my laptop. I should get out of bed, but it's raining outside and the dogs are sound asleep. I guess as long as they aren't in a hurry to get out there, I can stay in bed guilt free for a while.

Today is my 5 year wedding anniversary. Worrying about finals, I had completely forgotten it until Joe mentioned in last Wednesday. It feels cool to have been married that long, but the actual "anniversary" also reminds me of how much time we have spent apart in the last 2 years and I hate that part. I love him and he loves me, but it's hard to feel much schmoop when you never see each other. I miss all that schmoopiness.

{{{Nora}}} It's Friday, and it's only a movie. I hope the work stuff gets easier for you, and is better today, than you expect.

We had some hate group come to our dinky little town, a couple of years ago. They somehow got permission to use/rent a room in our library. Our librarian tried to stop it, but it was a first amendment issue. It was complicated by the fact that our library is right next to the Post Office, and anarchist groups (bless 'em) usually follow these hate groups to protest them, but they are also known to make matters even worse when they protest, and will also trash gov't buildings. The whole thing was awful. It was Matt Hale's group the booked the library. The churches and other groups in town organized protests, and other things while the hate group was here, but my town felt dirty for me, for weeks after.

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Oh poor little Annabel, and poor you too, Susan. FWIW, I would have told you to medicate her and call in the morning, too. I hope you two catch some rest.

Here's all I've learned about fevers and sleepless nights:

• A temperature of 101 and above usually indicates a bacterial infection of some sort, but some virus do bring that sort of fever along with them, too.

• Sleepless nights accompanied by a fever are often the work of an ear infection, even if the child has no other symptoms (such as a runny nose). The infection makes the child uncomfortable while lying down. When the child is up, s/he seems fine, because the ear bothers her/him less.

• Children with ear infections usually have a droopy look. I can't define it any more clearly, but if/when your child has one, take a look at his/her face, and you'll see exactly what I mean.

• Teething does not usually cause a high fever. Many doctors will tell you teething does not bring with it a fever or cold symptoms at all. They are wrong. Too many (virtually all) field workers (mothers) disagree with them for them to be right. At the very least, teething somehow makes a child more vulnerable to the common cold.

• If the child's doctor okays it, you can tag team medicate with children's acetometaphen (Tylenol) and children's ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil). You administer one, wait a half an hour or hour (according to doctor's directions). If the fever hasn't dropped enough (enough needs to be defined by the doctor) you administer the other.

• Be extra careful not to double or otherwise overdose acetometaphen. A lot of cough and cold medications contain it. Always read the packages thoroughly. Never administer a higher dose, and never exceed the maximum in a 24 hour period. It's hard on the liver.

• A cold drink or popsicle is a pleasant-for-the-child way to help reduce the child's fever.

• Sometimes, when a child has a fever, milk can make him or her vomit. White grape juice is mild on the tummy. Apple juice is good, too.

• Do not bundle up a child with a fever. Even if s/he has the chills from the fever (common), dress and cover her/him lightly and very loosely, so as not to keep in the high body temperature.

• Do not give alcohol rubs to a child with a fever; the fumes are overwhelming.

• Some doctors will tell you to give the child a luke warm bath or to rub down the child with a face cloth to reduce fever. Ask your doctor how to do this, and how high the fever should be before you bother.

• A child who looks and acts mostly well is mostly well, so don't let the thermometer freak you out too much.

• Never be afraid your doctor will think you are stupid for calling. If your gut is telling you to call, even if you can't articulate why this time is different than another illness where you didn't feel compelled to call. We are animals. We pick up things with our senses (smell, in particular) that may not translate into words we can use to define why *this* time is different. Trust your gut, and let the doctor's mother worry about him/her.