A fever of 104

Updated below:

Yesterday, Granddad had a relatively easy day of babysitting. During the day, she slept. She tried to smile and be happy, but she mostly had heavy, sad eyes. The stomach virus that caused her runs is being fought by her body and it's sapping her strength.

It culminated in that 104 temperature reading at 6:30PM. Later, it broke when mom gave her a bath. At 10:30PM, it was a much more reasonable 101.

It's quite sad to see her like this. She's tired. The Tylenol helps. As does simple cuddling. At about 2:00AM, we brought her into bed where she slept, enjoying the comfort of mom and dad.)

It's been a rough week, and one we couldn't have managed with granddad Hames and Grandma Cadenhead. They both looked after her yesterday, while we sat at work wondering when she would be better.

Today looks more promising. And here's the thing: we couldn't have made it through this week without granddad. Not possible. And while he doesn't read this blog, I wanted to let the blog know, for the record, how much he helped. And we'll tell him in person tonight.

But I also think he had a good time yesterday with Autumn, who he occasionally calls "Little Fella". This morning, as I was getting ready to leave, he eagerly grabbed her to change her diaper. We could hear, via the baby monitor, that he was singing to her as he changed her diaper. And she was crying.

And that's a good thing. Because yesterday she was too tired to even care about a diaper change. Which she generally hates. So the fact that she's back to hating it is good.

Today, I think will be better. I think Autumn will get some good granddad time, and granddad will get some good "little fella" time. So maybe this whole stomach virus will end up being a good thing. A thing worth experiencing in order to have an unexpected experience.

Update: (10:15AM)
Just talked to Granddad. She had a huge - solid - poop! As you might have gathered, this is great news. We'll get you posted.