After spending almost 5 hours in the ER, (till 3am) and all Davis got was a free watch.
At least that's what we were thinking 95% of the time we were there last night with Davis.
He started running a high fever Saturday. A quick call to his nurse, some meds, and he seemed to be doing better by afternoon. Sunday night, Davis was again burning up with fever. We got him to the ER quickly (Daddy had recently gotten a warning for doing 50 in a 35, so we figured he could get out of another ticket this time for sure- so he drove us).
Long story short, Davis has an ear infection. He never motioned towards his ears or gave us a clue what the problem was. After we got home and able to think more clearly, we're not as frustrated as when we were waiting hour after hour at the ER. We're glad we caught the infection as soon as we did, rather than trying to control/knockout the fever and seeing his regular doctor later on in the week.
Davis was really throwing a screaming fit about getting his ID bracelet put on his arm, until we told him that it was a watch. He likes watches, and thought it was pretty cool that he had his own. He even wore it after we got home.
Having a 2 year old getting sick on a Saturday is tough on the parents- knowing that if it gets worse, a trip to the ER is the only option. But we got the ear infection fixed, met some nice, caring nurses, and scored a free watch.
(thanks Nana and Aunt B for helping us!)