Zack's turn . . .

Well, Mackenzie was without a fever all day Saturday until 6:24 p.m. Then she ran a fever all day Sunday. But she has been officially without a fever for more than 24 hours. YEAH!!

Poor Zack woke up yesterday, came into the kitchen and said he felt light headed. I could see the goosebumps on his body. So, I took his temp and sure enough he was at 102.6 degrees. Unlike Mackenzie, he can have ibuprofen. Of course his first reaction or comment was, "I don't have to do school." Okay, he got me there. I didn't make Mackenzie do school the first couple of days she had a fever. He did a lot of watching TV, playing the Ninetendo, and the Wii. However, before lunch time he did take a math test (got a 92%) and he read for a while.

He was actually playing Mario Carts on the Wii with Jay, Cassie, and Mackenzie before we ate dinner. They took a break to get their food, we had a smorgasbord of leftovers, and within two minutes Zack was asleep on the couch.



We let him sleep because he absolutely refused he needed any rest. We all know we need lots of rest when we are sick, especially when we are feverish. He woke up about an hour or so later and was complaining he felt worse. Can you believe he had a fever of 104.3. I expressed the importance of getting his body temp down and explained he needed to take a cold bath. That didn't go over very well. Keep in mind, it took almost pinning him down earlier to let me put one of those Be Koool gel pads on his head that is suppose to help keep kids comfortable while feverish (yes, we used cold wash cloths, but at least this gel sheet sticks to their head and doesn't fall off when they move). Needless to say, Jay had to encourage Zack that the cold bath or shower was in his best interest. After his cold bath his temp was down and hasn't spiked that high again. Poor boy still is running between 100 - 101 temp today, and complaining of a headache.

The question or two now is . . . how much longer will Zack be sick? and Will Cassie get it next? Hopefully, Mackenzie will keep getting better each day as she is still scheduled for her tonsillectomy on Friday.