Nighttime Adventures

Dear Vinny,

Last night you gave us a bit of a scare -- you had a rectal temperature of 103ºF even though we'd given you Tylenol. Of course this happened at 9:30 p.m., well after your pediatrician's office was closed, so we took you to the emergency room.

The doctor looked in your ears and down your throat and couldn't see that anything was wrong, and just to be safe he wanted to check whether you had a urinary tract infection, so you had to have a catheter. It hurt and you were pretty angry and upset by it, but you regained your composure as Daddy and I took turns cuddling you. They concluded that you didn't have a urinary tract infection, and let us go at about 1 a.m. I'm glad that you were okay but I sure am sleep-deprived today!

Love,
Mommy