Sara gave me a scare last night. Not deliberately. Around 2pm she was complaining of a headache. I don't have any kid's Tylenol here, so I figured just some mellow out time and cold compresses for her forehead might help. Then she started getting hot. Scary hot. I tore up every single place our thermometer could be and couldn't find it.

All I could think was, "mengitis (sp), fever, bad scary, shit". She wouldn't eat anything. She was pouring heat off her body in a way I've never seen with her. She had this headache running up the back of her head. She was completely listless. (and if you know Sara, listless is NOT a word ever associated with her.) I'm quietly freaking out, as to not freak her out too.

So I did what every mom does when freaking about their kids - call my mom. ;) Mom's advice: Crush a tablet of the adult ibuprofen we have, give Sara a third of the powder in a sugar water mix; either give her sponge baths or put her in a lukewarm bath; lots of fluids; and if I couldn't break the fever in 12 hours, take her to the hospital.

I also called Sara's dad. He came over just after the fever broke with some kid's Tylenol and a lot of worry. We called him this morning to let him know she was ok.

She's doing ok, a little off today, but all in all not bad. We had a nice slow day. Went to the corner store and had a long nap. (me too! long naps are good!)