Levi Turns One

We were invited to attend Levi's first birthday party at Kazoing a couple weekends ago. We were really looking forward to going as Hayden loves inflatables, birthday parties, and of course cake. The day before the party Landon started running a 102.9 temperature and thus prompted a visit to the pediatrician for yet another diagnosis of viral syndrome. This time we were told if he developed rash on his hands and feet then he obviously had Hand, foot, mouth. No rash developed and in less than 24 hours he was fever free. Go figures just enough time for him to miss out on the birthday festivities although he didn't know. I am the first to rush the kids to the doctor with any high fever and I didn't used to be this way. It all goes back to when Hayden was approaching a year and was sick with fever for 5 days (low grade), wasn't sleeping well and had typical cold symptoms. Jeff kept urging me to take him to the pediatrician and I kept telling him "oh, they're just going to tell us it's viral and then he we took him to the doctor and exposed him to all kinds of other germs and why waste $20 when it's just symptomatic treatment" Finally I grew tired of Jeff's insistence and thought okay fine I'll take him to the doctor more to just prove a point.... it's viral. (granted I don't examine my own kids or try to diagnose for that matter) Took him in and he had an ear infection. Okay fine Jeff's point well taken. Fast forward a year and Hayden starts with sudden onset 103.5 temperature. Jeff comes home on a Friday tells me Hayden felt warm after he woke from his nap at Dede's house and then he put him in the car and they came home. I felt Hayden said he didn't feel that warm and it was likely from being in the hot car on the car ride home. So off to St. Michael's church picnic where we proceed to be out in 90 degree weather and we stay until after 10pm. We get back to the car and I am changing Hayden into his jammies and man does his belly feel like it's on fire. Tell Jeff that we need to check his temp when we get home and that's when I discover I had a sick kid out in the hot humid weather, bouncy in inflatables, exposing his germs to everyone and trying to win a cake. It was the weekend so thought if he is still running temp come Monday then to the doctors we would go. I felt terrible that I didn't even recognize a 103.5 fever and I do this for a living. Just goes to show that it's best to treat other people than your own family. I tended to brush off things with Hayden but now given those situations if either spikes a temperature than off to the doctor we go. (In case your wondering I think Hayden had roseola that summer as a rash came after his fever broke). Well anyway back to the story at hand, my coworker and friend Lisa invited us to help celebrate her son, Levi's, first birthday. Jeff stayed home with Landon and Hayden and I went to the party. It was a lot of fun for the kids and adults as well. Everyone it seems jumped in the bounce houses or slide down the inflatable slide. Anna, another coworker and friend took some pictures so I do want to say thanks Anna for sharing these with me to post. Levi did great with all the kids and seemed to enjoy his cake too. It's hard to believe he is already a year old. Happy Birthday Levi hope your next year is filled with lots of fun and new accomplishments!