Yesterday when I got home from work, Abby was asleep on the couch. This is pretty abnormal for her, since she’s usually “on” from 8am until 10pm, non-stop. She woke up groggy around 7pm, complaining of a headache. We gave her a bit of kid’s Motrin, and she seemed to improve.
Abby had a high fever this morning when she woke up. She was bit bit more sluggish than usual, dragging herself out of bed to the living room where she crashed on a couch in front of the TV. She didn’t seem enthusiastic about breakfast, but that’s pretty normal. I gave her another spoonful of Motrin (she really doesn’t like that stuff), and it took the edge off of her fever.
When Nana arrived, I told her that Abby wasn’t feeling really well. She felt Abby’s forehead, and it was still burning up. Nana insisted that Abby wouldn’t go to school. I wasn’t really thinking about sending her, I was just wondering if she’d clear up later in the day, enough to head out to kindergarten. But I guess that was optimistic.
And so, only a month into her elementary school career, Abby learns about staying home sick from school. Not that she’s faking now, nor would I send her to school if she was going to suffer through it, but it’s sad that she would learn of this so early on.
Berta told me that Abby’s friend Lauren was home sick for several days last week. Since Lauren and Abby likely play at Malvern School before Lauren leaves for morning kindergarten (she and Abby don’t have kindergarten together), I don’t find this surprising. It does surprise me that she’s playing with Lauren though, since I’ve noticed that Abby doesn’t pay her much mind at Malvern School any more.
I suppose that Abby might have contracted this fever bug from someplace else, and I hope that’s true because I wouldn’t want her to be down and out for several days. Abby usually recovers quickly from these things - a day or two - so hopefully she’ll be back to normal by tomorrow.
