http://daddystime.wordpress.com A blog for dads and the people who love them Mon, 19 May 2008 17:20:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://daddystime.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/night-time-fever/#comment-19 seanmh Mon, 19 May 2008 17:20:58 +0000 http://daddystime.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-19 hi nancy -thanks for your comment and i'm glad to hear that it was of some help. being a new parent has to be one of the most nerve-wracking events, heightened by the general rise of emotions that we feel for these little new arrivals. but if there was anything in my life which so completely taxed my self-confidence it was making decisions about what to do with my kids when they get sick or injured, and the first one is the toughest. we actually had another scare just last night, when Four smacked his nose on the kitchen table. i was sure he broke his nose but the x-rays at the ER were ok, and before we knew it, he was happy, talking, and wanting to run around - which we stopped and then we put him on our laps - he had done more than enough moving around for us that night. :) hi nancy -thanks for your comment and i’m glad to hear that it was of some help. being a new parent has to be one of the most nerve-wracking events, heightened by the general rise of emotions that we feel for these little new arrivals. but if there was anything in my life which so completely taxed my self-confidence it was making decisions about what to do with my kids when they get sick or injured, and the first one is the toughest. we actually had another scare just last night, when Four smacked his nose on the kitchen table. i was sure he broke his nose but the x-rays at the ER were ok, and before we knew it, he was happy, talking, and wanting to run around – which we stopped and then we put him on our laps – he had done more than enough moving around for us that night.

]]> http://daddystime.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/night-time-fever/#comment-18 Nancy Sat, 17 May 2008 05:56:54 +0000 http://daddystime.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-18 Wow, what an amazing article! More so, what an amazing father! We really needed to see this article tonight as our 2 year old woke up with a 102.3 fever. My husband and I are still new at this parent thing and have been so lucky to have such a healthy son. He has only needed Tylenol one other time for teething so this was a bit traumatizing for us. We did call the doctor in our shock mode but realized quickly it was all in our hands. We had to do the work and figure it out ourselves. We both took turns caring for him and then running to the computer for some support. We stressed but worked really well together. We particularly enjoyed this article because of the added ideas to cheer a little guy up during a bad time. We finally got him to sleep and we are heading to bed ourselves as the fever is down to 99.8 now. Keep up the good work at being a father! Your children will thank you in the future. Wow, what an amazing article! More so, what an amazing father! We really needed to see this article tonight as our 2 year old woke up with a 102.3 fever. My husband and I are still new at this parent thing and have been so lucky to have such a healthy son. He has only needed Tylenol one other time for teething so this was a bit traumatizing for us. We did call the doctor in our shock mode but realized quickly it was all in our hands. We had to do the work and figure it out ourselves. We both took turns caring for him and then running to the computer for some support. We stressed but worked really well together. We particularly enjoyed this article because of the added ideas to cheer a little guy up during a bad time. We finally got him to sleep and we are heading to bed ourselves as the fever is down to 99.8 now. Keep up the good work at being a father! Your children will thank you in the future.

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