The Puddles

Ben ran a fever all night. So the nurse made me take off all of of his blankets in the middle of the night. And she thought his pajamas were too warm and wanted him to take his pajama top off. I asked Ben if he wanted to take his shirt off and he said no but he was willing to unbutton the shirt.  He was freezing curled up in a ball trying to get warm for the rest of the time. He was so restless. Not sure if he didn’t feel good or was just freezing. So this morning when they checked his vitals and he wasn’t running a fever, he asked for his blanket because he was cold and I GAVE it to him. Of course, then his nurse came in and said his blanket was too heavy and it needed to come off.  I asked the nurse last night if the blanket made the fever worse. She said no but that it will mean that the fever won’t come down as fast after they give Tylenol. 

Trust me. We want to go home. The temp in the room is 66. We are willing to do almost anything. But this whole sleeping with just a sheet while you are running a fever is crazy. But we are trying to follow the rules and do what they tell us to do. God forbid that we parents are the reason he stays here longer. 

But the morning was awesome! No fever. And he got email for the first time!! The first email that he opened had lots of jokes in it and he thought that was great. So I got to teach him how to return an email.  He loved getting all of the emails from people this morning. It helps him keep in touch with the outside world and not feel so lonely.  

  So now he is onto building his Lego empire . . . 

   
 
And we continue to pray for no more fever, or an answer to why he is running a fever. Either can get us home sooner.