Well, another weekend has past and we were not so lucky. Saturday, Eva started getting a runny nose. Abigail was complaining of a stomach ache. After all, two weeks is our prime for a healthy household. So today, Abigail was feeling better while Eva's nose was a sap tree. Our box of tissue could not keep up with her nose. Around six, Abigail and Scott were playing cards at the kitchen table and Eva had crawled her way under the table to get some of the action. I heard that she was getting a bit upset but I did not know if it was because she was somehow stuck under the table or just fussy in general. I decided to get her out from under the table and the thought hit me to take her temperature just because she felt a little warm. As I was holding her retrieving the thermometer, we made our way to the couch. I was getting situated with her on my lap and then it happened, the helpless sound of a shout-out cry and the seizure began. This one only lasted just over a minute but it was different. After it ended, I noticed that there were red blotches around her face. It was almost like someone had placed many adhesives down her cheek, ear, neck, and shoulder area and quickly pulled them off. We took off her shirt and the ripe strawberry color redness went down her stomach area and into her groin. We also saw that it was going down both sides of her body - almost parallel. Scott grabbed some cool wet wash clothes and I took her temperature. It was 102.8. We gave her both ibuprofen and Tylenol. After about 30 minutes, it receded to 102.0. We were holding her for a little longer and decided to place her in her bed to relax her. About 45 minutes later, she seemed to be getting her energy back. She sat up in her bed and was signing "drink or eat". Scott got her out of bed and placed her in the highchair. She was a very hungry baby. She ate almost a full jar of baby food, most of a banana and topped off with a sliver of ice cream cake. She was trying hard to keep her eyes open after she finished eating but managed to watch a few episodes of Dora and Bubble Guppies. I think if she could have her way, those two tv shows would be hour 24 hours a day along with Nemo of course.
After the chaos had ended, Scott and I both agree that this was definitely a febrile seizure. The seizure medication has no affect on her when it comes to situations like these.
We will be going to the doctor tomorrow to make sure that there is no infection sprouting. I am sure that ammoxicillian is in our future.
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