Strep Throat

Andrew has had a sore throat the past couple of days. A couple of kids in the school have had strep throat. Of course, if it is floating around, Andrew will get it. He woke up last night at about 12:50 to go to the bathroom and asked if he could sleep in my room. Kevin was out of town so I said yes. He was having difficulty breathing. I got nervous and decided to take him to the ER. That meant I also had to wake Marin up and take her too. We ended up spending 2 hours in the ER. Andrew tested positive for strep and decided to get the penicillin injection, at my urging. I hate worrying about antibiotics for 10 days. Too many opportunities for missed pills. Anyway, he took the shot like a trooper. We got home at about 3:30. I told the kids to sleep in since we were up during the night. At about 7:15 I was awaked by Andrew yelling, "Mom I think I'm going to throw up." He was in the bathroom already, so I ran in and told him to puke in the toilet. He didn't end up throwing up then but went to lay down and threw up in the bucket I got for him. I took it to wash it out and he threw up on the blanket. That has been the end of it though. I think he was reacting to such a big dose of penicillin in his system. His butt is really sore from the shot. When the nurse asked him which cheek he wanted the shot in, he put his hands to either side of his mouth. The nurse laughed and said, "Not those cheeks." We had a good laugh over that. I have been spraying Lysol over everything that Andrew touches and making the kids wash their hands frequently. We are also using Purell by the wholesale. I can't afford to get sick this close to my marathon. Hopefully the rest of us escape and Andrew heals quickly.