What a DAY!

On Friday morning, both girls were feeling well and we headed up to meet Steph and go to the Zoo. We had a great time there! And I hope with both of our annual passes, that we can do this regularly!

Sara loved the animals and made all sorts of animal noises. I think the elephant was her favorite; she kept making elephant noises and gestures to every other animal in the zoo.

Laura got to get reacquainted with her favorite; the Zebra.

I think Creed's favorite was the drum.

Then we all had a great time hanging out. And we got to see some things that are quite rare. We saw a roaming leopard and swimming penguins.

Unfortunately, by the time we got to the giraffes, Sara started getting a fever. Laura took care of her as we quickly made our way out with a quick stop on the train.

On the way home Sara's fever just kept rising. We drove straight to Urgent Care. Look at this fevered head.

They gave her an antibiotic shot just in case and sent her to the hospital for an IV because her fever was so high (105) that she was getting dehydrated. (This is despite a bunch of chocolate milk at the zoo). It was a harrowing experience to get her poked and hold her still for hours as it drained into her body. Fortunately, the hospital staff was AMAZING and took extra special care of us. She left feeling much better. Thank you to my parents who took Laura so that both Mommy and Daddy could be with Sara. You guys do so much for us...THANK YOU!

Though the next day we were back at Urgent Care with a recurrent high fever (105 again) she avoided the hospital and seems to be great today. They think the fever was caused by her teeth, a reaction to her vaccinations and possibly an infection. What a perfect storm for the little one!