What to do. . .

So, this morning, Kayla woke up not feeling very well.  She said her head hurt and her ears hurt.  Ugh.  Not good.  I felt her forehead and she felt a little warm so I took her temperature.  This is very embarrassing, but I am so bad at taking temperatures.  I think I need someone to show me how to do it accurately.  You'd think with 5 kids now, I'd be a pro.  We did get a nice digital thermometer when all this happened with Kayla and I can just stick it in her ear.  But, I still wonder how accurate it is.  It read 102.something.  Eek.  So, once the kids were on the bus (barely. . . Nathan had to run to the next stop to catch the bus!)  and everyone else was taken care of, I went upstairs to get ready.  I was thinking that I might need to take Kayla in to the clinic or hospital.

After I was ready and went back downstairs, I took her temperature again.  It said 101.something.  Then she said that her ears felt better.  So, I thought we'd hold off going in.  All throughout the day I was taking her temperature and debating what to do.  She actually seemed pretty good for most of the day.  We played a couple games and made banana bread and her temperature sometimes read 99.something and sometimes 101.something.  But she seemed to be feeling alright.  That is where I was torn.  I have been told to call and bring her in if she has a temperature of 101.

But, then Nathan and Lily got home from school and the afternoon craziness began and Benson was not feeling well either and needed to be held all afternoon.  Kayla seemed to be fine and ate dinner with us, but was still a little tired.  She didn't feel very warm anymore, though.

Around dinner time, a nurse from the hospital called me to give me instructions about her MRI on Friday.  She asked if Kayla had been sick anytime in the past two weeks.  I told her that Kayla had been a little warm today and that I had been watching her closely.  She told me that if she still has a fever tomorrow, we will need to reschedule the MRI.  They will not put anyone under anesthesia if they have a chance of having any sickness in them because when you are under anesthesia, you body's defenses are completely down.

The MRI and Kayla's next appointment with Dr. Lee (her Ophthalmologist) are scheduled perfectly though, so Dr. Lee will be able to see Kayla in person and her MRI results right before the next Brain Tumor Conference and she could have a good insight on Kayla' condition.  So, I am really hoping not to postpone the MRI.

So, tonight, we called our home teacher and had him come over and help Bryson give Kayla a priesthood blessing.  This was the first time Kayla was okay about it and even said that she wanted one.  She is growing up a lot.  We would appreciate any extra prayers right now. :)  If my however trustworthy thermometer still reads 101 in the morning then I will take her in to the clinic, just to make sure.  But, I also hope that nothing flares up in the middle of the night. . .