...With Two Cats in the Yard: A Week of Emergencies

Last weekend came to a close like it was any other weekend, beginning another typical week. We went to the market on Saturday and to the park on Sunday. There's this massive park with three playgrounds, one of which is the CLASSIC WOODEN kind (it's called Hand in Hand; we'll take you there, L & M!).

By the end of the day, though, Mummy could tell that Miles just wasn't himself. She could even detect a bit of a fever.

We went to bed as usual, though. Night night, kitty!

Night night, favorite toys:

In the night, we were wakened by a miserable kid. He was clearly feverish. Papa and Mum made plans to split the day taking care of him.

But by Monday night, he was still feverish (it had then been going on since Sunday afternoon) and at 3am Tuesday morning, our poor boy was at 104.6 and was shaking. Scared, befuddled Mummy and Papa bundled him up and left for the hospital.

At the hospital, we were told it was probably an ear infection, and were given a prescription for antibiotics.

Home and exhausted, we kept Miles home through Wednesday, faithfully giving him the antibiotics. But they didn't have the effect that I thought they should. I began to research other possibilities.

On Thursday morning, Miles' fever broke! And by Friday morning, he had broken out in a dotty red rash. We called him Spot:

This confirmed my growing suspicion that what he really had was roseola. Thanks a bunch, emergency room. They didn't even raise the possibility!

Well, no sooner had we begun to relax on Thursday when we received a phone call that sent us into another frenzy: Miles' caregiver could no longer take him. Her daycare was taking on more children than was legally allowed and she would have to unload half of her clients! Tomorrow!

We got so lucky, though. Not only did Jon not have any classes on Friday, but Lissa was able to spend most of Friday afternoon making phone call after phone call. Finally, a lady who ran a certified in-home daycare right here in Blacksburg got back to me and said she had room for another child! And it was okay if he started on Monday! We're so relieved, and it's been a huge blessing. Miles is so happy there:

Ms. Ana and her Mom, Mimi, are very professional and personable. I've gotten these two pictures sent me and email updates occasionally to let me know how Miles is doing, something we did not get at our previous daycare. And there are pets! Sweet natured outdoor dogs, a big fishtank and a couple of very tolerant cats! And he's got the most diverse group of creative, smart children to play with!
Look, he naps functionally on a cot!