Being the Borquez's: An Eventful Arrival Home for Dada!

Friday was such a happy day for Super and I! After 3 long weeks Chris finally made it home. He even arrived early. I went to pick him up at about 3pm. I don't know if I've ever been so glad/relieved/excited to see him. Once we got home, Kal-el was thrilled that the wait was over for him to. He followed his Daddy around like a little duck. Haha a little Oregon duck :) We just laid around the house for the afternoon and enjoyed each others company. When Mimsy got home from work she offered to watch Kal-el for us so we could go grab a bite to eat. We really wanted to take Super however we ended up at the ER the very night before with a high fever and a mild rash. They really couldn't say whether it was an allergic reaction to his antibotic or viral rash. We decided it best, even though he had cleared up almost completely that he stay at home to be on the safe side. Chris and I opted to stay close to home as well and eat at Fiesta. We obviously missed each other alot. We usually sit across from one another to talk but we found ourselves scrunched in a booth side by side. :) After dinner we headed home to our little boy who had just started getting a fever. Oh no. Fever is just not viewed the same after the seizure for us. It's very worrisome and scary. By the time night had set in his fever was maintainig around 101. Not a terribly high reading for the average person but Super had his seizure when his was only 102. I set my alarm for every three hours Friday night to maker sure I gave him alternating fever reducer throughout the night. When my 3am alarm went off I checked his fever again. Dear God. 102.3 and thats WITH fever reducer. Almost spontanously the evil rash came back with a vengeance. It was EVERYWHERE and easily 10x worse than before. His little face looked like he just stepped out of a boxing ring and his right eye was almost swollen shut. Chris and I threw on clothes as fast as we could and made our way to the ER. I didn't know what to worry about more...the high fever or the rash..I just prayed the whole ride over that our baby boy wouldn't have to suffer another seizure. When we arrived the nurse didn't even recognize Kal-el from the previous night..needless to say we were rushed back right away. His oxygen saturation was normal and that was a huge relief because you always worry about breathing when a rash is so severe. Several hours, tears, and medications later everything calmed down and the rash slowly subsided. I have to say Kal-el is so STRONG. It took 5 people to hold him down. He was sick and tired of the ER, medicines, and needles. I don't blame him. The doctor still suspected a virus but told us to discontinue antibotics and no more Motrin as a fever reducer just incase either so happend to be the culprit. It ends up being alot of guess work. Kal-el was perfectly normal by the time lunch rolled around. No fever and rash almost gone.
Chris and I had booked a hotel at Bridgestreet in Huntsville and decided to go ahead and go since Super wasn't running any tempature and the worst seemed to be behind us. We really needed to get away. I had some trouble trying to relax at first but I knew Kal-el was in good hands with the ladies in my family. I had a wonderful time with my sweet hubby. We watched Unstoppable at the Monoaco Theater. It was a great movie and is the exact job that Chris will be doing at Norfolk Southern. We had a lovely night but as soon as morning came we were ready to get back home. We made it just in time to help set up the Christmas tree. We had a great night with no fever!
We saw Dr Melvin this morning and he confirmed that what Kal-el had has without a doubt viral and he reassured us the worst was over and he didn't anticipate anymore fever. Chris started his first offical day as a conductor with Norfolk Southern today. We all got up bright and early and Daddy cooked us breakfest. I love my little family. I'm so greatful that my husband is back and my baby is well! We have much to be thankful for this year!