A Trip to the ER

Well, we had an eventful, not so fun night. After his appointment yesterday morning, Luke had an okay day. He became more fussy last night. After nursing him around 11pm, I changed his diaper once more and got ready to put him down for the night. I decided to take his temperature and it was 101.4 under the arm, which usually means you have to add a degree, so 102.4. Jonathan called the after hours number and they told us to head to the ER. So, off to the ER we went around midnight. The on-call doctor looked at Luke and told us basically the same thing--he has hives and it could be an allergic reaction to just about anything. He thought it may be a reaction to a cold virus Luke has, since he's been coughing, sneezing, etc. for a while. Basically, it just has to run its course. He did order some x-rays done because Luke sounded a bit congested in his lungs and they wanted to make sure it wasn't pneumonia or bronchitis. Thankfully, the x-rays were okay. His fever was down to 101.6 by the time we left and they gave him some Tylenol at the hospital. We were told to keep up with the Benadryl and Tylenol and to keep watching him for any signs of worsening. We got home around 3:30am. Luke slept fairly well throughout the night. He's thrown up three times today, though, he's been really cranky, and his feet are so swollen. He still has soaking wet diapers, though, so it doesn't look like he's getting dehydrated, which is good. I just want this whole thing to be over with! I hate seeing him like this.