Fever update.

Sigh.

It's been a very long, hot day in our house. Long because Brooke has had a fever all day. Hot because Brooke has had blazing hot skin all day. It hovered around 101.5 most of the day, until about 5:30. I woke her from her 2nd 2.5 hour nap of the day when I felt her and realized her skin was on fire. Her temperature hit 104.8 degrees. Slightly terrifying. I had a minor 10-second panic attack before reaching for my phone. I called the after-hours nurses' line, unsure what the "take the baby to the hospital" fever threshold was. Evidently, it's 105 degrees. No hospital for us, thank goodness, but we did have a very hot baby to take care of. Some Tylenol, a strip-down, a popsicle, and a cool bath later, her temp was down to about 100.6 by bedtime. I plan to check on her every few hours throughout the night to ensure she's okay. Keep those fingers crossed that she's all better by morning!!

(Luckily, we have our 9-month check-up tomorrow at 1:30, so either way she'll be seen by our pediatrician! I will be sure to update everyone after.)