home with ek.

yesterday when i picked the kids up from school, emme was lying in the "library" area at school.  she was super quiet and i could tell she had a low grade fever and she told me her head hurt.  i got her home and her temp was 101, so i gave her ibuprofen.  she crawled into her bed and promptly fell fast asleep.  this was at 5:30, so she missed dance class.  she woke up right around 8 to pee and change into her jammies, but she had no energy at all and was back to sleep within minutes.

this morning i went into her room right before 7.  i wanted to let her sleep, but of course i had started freaking myself out by reading stuff about lethargy on the internet (my first thought: meningitis.  i'm a crazy person.).  fun fact from my research: lethargy is really when someone is nearly impossible to wake up.  being more tired than usual or not having energy/spunk is just depleted/normal sickness, not actual lethargy (which is super serious and requires immediate medical attention).  anyway...she was great this morning.  hopping around, happy, fever free, eating.  but, because today was a relatively low-key day at work (and i was planning to work from home anyway), i opted to keep her home.  she picked out her outfit, as usual, but with no guidelines from me at all today (usually i have to give parameters like you have to wear sneakers or long sleeves or whatever).  she let me know mardi gras is soon.  and also, her sock/shoe combination is my favorite ever.