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Many of our friends have been calling to check on Evan, and I haven't been very good at returning phone calls this week. This week went really well. Evan seemed perfectly happy and healthy. The coughing that started again on Monday didn't last long and he continued to improve throughout the week. By Wednesday it felt like we were completely back on our normal schedule and routine. Last night he woke up in the middle of the night with a fever and by the time we made it to urgent care at noon today his temperature was 102.4. It's another ear infection, or the same one that never completely went away. More antibiotics. This is the most unhappy I've seen him since this ordeal started six weeks ago. He's teething and his gums seem very tender on top of everything else. The doctor explained to me today that his immune system is very weak right now from the RSV and that when a baby gets this sick this young, it's very difficult to get them healthy.
I completely lost it today at the urgent care office. First I started crying because I was so worried about him and so tired of all of this. Then the doctor gave me free medicine because of our health insurance situation. More tears, this time tears of gratitude. Then I went to check out and they charged me less than half of what I would normally have to pay because we pay for visits like this out of pocket. When she told me what I owed, I just stared at her in disbelief. That's when I really lost it. These people barely know me. I only go to this urgent care office if my kids need immediate attention on the weekend when my regular doctor's office is closed. They remembered seeing Evan in October and when they heard what he had been through between that visit and this one, they wanted to help.
So, we'll see what this week brings. Life with kids is so unpredictable. Eric, Riley and Trey are at the Bell's to celebrate the first week of Advent. This is my favorite time of year with our community and I really wish I was there. But, it's quiet and I'm just going to hold Evan until it's time for him to go to bed.