Fever

Summer has a fever. She has had maybe 2 other fevers but one was shot related and the other I don't remember so it was a quick 12 hour thing that didn't get very high. Even though I have gone through this twice already it is still so hard not to panic. We gave her tylenol and the fever went down. All day yesterday she was running a fever around 99/100 but she acted completely normal and ate and drank just fine. She went to bed and it went up to around 102/103 this morning (if you trust our head thermometer). Today she is up and running around and her temperature is back around 99/100 but she is acting almost normal. She has her 18 month well check up tomorrow at 11:00 am, I did call and got her a 9:40 appointment today but canceled it. If she wasn't act normal or wasn't eating or drinking I would be more worried and I would probably take her in. I think Kris is more worried than I am. She also has a runny nose but the snot is clear. No diarrhea or throwing up thank goodness. I hate fevers :o/ I have a feeling her shots will be delayed tomorrow, but I go in next week anyway so we can take her then. I am a little freaked out about measles because I just saw that show and we were just at a casino ... it was a local casino but still, how can I not be going crazy. I think kids should not get sick because it puts way too much stress on parents. Maybe we should all write congress?
In other more exciting news I weighed and measured Summer yesterday, my big 18 months old now weights around 28 pounds and is a little over 33 inches tall. She grew an inch and a half in three months, and almost three inches in 6 months. I cannot believe she is getting bigger, if it wasn't for the measurements I would not see it. I will have more measurements tomorrow after we see the doc. I am also going to ask about the dry spots on her legs to make sure we are doing what we should - lotion. I have no other concerns, she seems to be on track or ahead in most areas. She speaks all the time, she will repeat almost everything you say. She loves to talk and loves to eat and loves to play. She is still such a good baby, I have never had to smack her hand or say No, I have been able to remove her from the situation to avoid punishment. She has started to get a little attitude but we can usually diffuse it before it gets worse. I think she is well behaved and listens but it can all change I guess. I just hope she stays sweet and like she is.