Today both kids woke up and seemed to be feeling better. Since it was cloudy out we decided to head into town and see the giant fish. We were planning to stop and pick up a thermometer just to check on Rory as she seemed a little warm still, but nothing too concerning. (It helped that she was acting normal.) By the time we pulled into the parking lot she threw up. So we continued on with our plans as everyone had unloaded and saw all the big fish.

Here are Mom and Dad in front of it:

Max, Mom and I at the top:

Our family with one of the fish:

Once we got home and got the thermometer we checked Rory's temperature. 105.8 degrees! I told Dusty that can't be right and we checked it again. 105.5 degrees!! So we loaded up, talked to the neighbors who are "locals" and decided to drive an hour out of town instead of going to the local hospital as I guess it doesn't have the best reputation nor are there any 24 hour pharmacies if we need to pick anything up.

Rory girl was throwing up but otherwise just tired. She even fell asleep on us rocking her which does not happen. Rory isn't a cuddler, doesn't like to be held too long, and will not even think about falling asleep with stuff going on around her. Sick Rory? She was too tired to care and either threw up or slept while we were in the ER room. Here I am with my sleeping baby and of course a little vomit too. (Taken on my phone so it's not a clear picture.)

She was diagnosed with viral strep which means we just continue to treat her with over the counter meds and wait it out. We apparently had been under dosing her; she is large enough to get the same dosage as Max who is 16 months older than her! What a big girl. The discouraging thing is that they gave her ibuprofen and that didn't bring her temp down after an hour so we just have to watch her closely to see if she starts to act funny, otherwise we don't have to worry about her high temperature too much.

Today isn't starting out great either. She is screaming and making choking sounds when she isn't sleeping or eating. I'm sure her throat hurts and that is what is causing it all. Hopefully after this second nap she'll be ready to head to the water. It's a great way to keep her temperature down and then I can spend some time outdoors instead of being holed up in the house on the first beautiful day in three days!