We are fortunate that Aidan is very healthy and is rarely sick. In the past year and a half, he has really only had one cold and minor seasonal allergies. So I was a little concerned when he told me Monday morning that his throat hurt. I took his temperature and it was normal, then peered at his throat; a Maglite, however, is hardly a precision medical device and I could really tell nothing. Other than the sore throat, he felt fine so off to school he went.
The school nurse called me around 2:30 that afternoon, said that he had a temperature of 101 and could I please come and get him. My first thought was strep so I got him an appointment with the pediatrician for later that afternoon. The fast strep test was negative so the PA declined to prescribe antibiotics in case it was viral. She said that an overnight culture would be done and I would be called only if the test was positive.
The call came at 9:30 am and by 11:30, the prescription had been picked up and the first dose administered. In less than two hours, I could tell that he already felt better. But he still spent most of the afternoon resting and even snoozed a bit.
Today he feels almost back to normal but I still had to keep him home; strep is contagious for 24 hours following the first dose of antibiotics. Aidan likes school and with only two weeks to go, there are lots of fun activities going on but he has handled the confinement rather well. Today his class was going to have an afternoon movie and popcorn, so we had our own little matinee. But am I glad that he can return to school tomorrow? Absolutely!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Veggie surprise
James is excited to have a garden again. We identified the space behind our garage and next to our side neighbors' fence as an excellent spot - plenty of sun and out of the way. He built two raised garden beds and planted a wide variety of items, although tomatoes are the primary crop and the one in which I am most interested.
The plants are coming along quite nicely, and James has already harvested some radishes and one head of broccoli. The broccoli is particularly lovely:
Aidan adores eating raw broccoli and asked to take some of the broccoli in his lunch yesterday. Yes, you read that correctly; he ASKED for broccoli in his lunch, and I happily obliged.
As we drove home from school yesterday, he cheerfully told me that his broccoli had a surprise in it: a caterpillar! I laughed so much I thought I might run off the road. Apparently we did not wash the broccoli vigorously enough, and it survived the refrigerator and the lunch box. The lunch personnel allowed him to set it free outside, and the news of the caterpillar was all over the cafeteria by the time he returned.
One thing concerned me, so I asked him: "Did you find a WHOLE caterpillar or HALF a caterpillar?" When he realized what I was implying, Aidan burst out laughing and said, "Mommy, don't worry - I didn't eat any of it!"
The plants are coming along quite nicely, and James has already harvested some radishes and one head of broccoli. The broccoli is particularly lovely:
Aidan adores eating raw broccoli and asked to take some of the broccoli in his lunch yesterday. Yes, you read that correctly; he ASKED for broccoli in his lunch, and I happily obliged.
As we drove home from school yesterday, he cheerfully told me that his broccoli had a surprise in it: a caterpillar! I laughed so much I thought I might run off the road. Apparently we did not wash the broccoli vigorously enough, and it survived the refrigerator and the lunch box. The lunch personnel allowed him to set it free outside, and the news of the caterpillar was all over the cafeteria by the time he returned.
One thing concerned me, so I asked him: "Did you find a WHOLE caterpillar or HALF a caterpillar?" When he realized what I was implying, Aidan burst out laughing and said, "Mommy, don't worry - I didn't eat any of it!"
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