the eternal struggle for balance

You know how I get sick when I do too much and my little introverted soul doesn't get enough quiet time? Well, it turns out that Rose has inherited this special trait from me.

We just got home from a long morning in the ER. Rose has had a mild fever all week, but it spiked to 105.2 this morning!!! The doctor was able to rule out a lot based on her clear chest x-rays, her normal ears and throat, and her lack of a rash or appearance of being in pain. She's had a UTI / kidney infection before, so that turns out to be the leading theory - either that or something viral. We tried four different ways to get a urine sample to confirm, but nothing worked. (We just ended up traumatizing her! It was awful.) So eventually the ER doc just decided to give her an antiobiotic in case it's a UTI, and told us to come back if her fever lasts more than 2 additional days, if she gets dehydrated, or if we can't control her temp with ibuprofen. Sigh. She just fell asleep, and I hope she takes a long nap after her difficult morning. Needless to say, we're not going on our first family camping trip this weekend! I think we're all going to enjoy a nice weekend of relaxation at home instead.