Mommy's Entry

August 9-14, 2006 - For this entry I am going to let my mommy tell you about it.

Hello to all of you. Thank you for showing interest in Josiah's day to day activities. Brad and I are very proud of him and his accomplishments. I am very honored Josiah wanted me to fill you in on our week. On the 9th (Wednesday) Josiah was in a crabby mood. It made me glad I could go to work while Brad stayed home. When I got back from work, Brad told me that Josiah was running a fever and that he had to give him some Tylenol. On the 10 th (Thursday) he had a fever at around 102. Brad called the doctor's office and they said that anytime a baby under six months has a fever over 100 the doctor needs to see him. Brad took him in to see the doctor on Thursday afternoon. She basically said that it didn't seem Josiah had a cold and there was a flu going around so it was probably that. If he still had a fever on Sunday we were supposed to come back on Monday. On Saturday night his temperature was 104.5. It didn't seem he was getting any better. On the 14 th (Monday) he was still running a fever. This time I was the at home with him while Brad went to work. I took him to the doctor. This time the doctor wanted to run more tests to see what it could be. She wanted a urine and blood sample. I won't tell you exactly how they got the urine. I will just let you know it was not pleasant for him or for me, who had to hold him down. They did some tests on the urine before sending it off to the lab. They discovered that there were bacteria in his urine. He had a Urinary Tract Infection. This is more common in girls than boys. So, after he gets better we will have to so more tests. Next time Brad is coming with us. Josiah started to feel better within a day of starting the medicine. We are grateful for that.
I really appreciate you taking time to read about Josiah. Now I will give it back to him.
--- alison

Thanks, Mommy. I couldn't relive all of that.


I would also like to mention that Mommy and Daddy's wedding anniversary was on the 11th. They have been married 5 years!!!!