Maya Update

So... Last night didn't go so well. Maya was up pretty much the entire night, even though she was in bed with us. She was very warm to the touch, even with regular doses of Tylenol, and her fever spiked to 102.4! Really, really high for someone so tiny! Needless to say, we went to see the doctor first thing this morning. She looked great-- her ears were fine, no congestion, etc.-- so the pediatrician ordered some tests to see if there might be a bacterial cause to the fever (as opposed to a virus, which just has to run its course). So I experienced two "firsts" today-- a urine sample collection and a blood draw on my baby girl. And both were just as awful as you'd expect! To do the urine collection, the nurse had to insert a catheter into Maya's bladder. The blood draw was pretty standard (same as an adult, only lying down) but was heart-wrenching. She hated every second of both tests, and I don't blame her!

After the testing was complete, we went back to see the doctor again to go over the results. Her bloodwork came back clear, but there were some white blood cells in the urine sample-- which could indicate some sort of infection. The doctor prescribed antibiotics, just to be on the safe side, and we will start those at dinnertime tonight. There is also a blood culture that is in progress, but we won't know those results for several days. All things considered, she probably just has the virus that Nikos had a few days ago-- but the doctor wanted to play it safe, since she is so young.

Anyway, that's where we are right now. After being gone all morning, Maya seems happy to be home and is sound asleep in her car seat. Maybe this means I'll actually get to take a shower today? (and believe me, I need it!)

**ANOTHER UPDATE: I think it's Roseola!! I don't know why it didn't even occur to me, but everything seems to fit. I was staring at Maya a little while ago as she snoozed in her bouncy seat, and noticed the faintest of red spots appearing all over her arms and legs. They definitely weren't there this morning. And they look EXACTLY like the rash Nikos had when he had Roseola. The symptoms of Roseola? High fever for a few days, followed by a spotty, painless rash. Sounds about right to me, what do you think? The good news is that the rash appears when the fever finally breaks, and she should be feeling better really soon. YAY for Dr. Mom! :)