Febrile what?!

So, yesterday I was a little cranky and had a bit of a cold/cough, but generally acting okay. A slight fever, but after a dosage of Tylenol, I was feeling much better. Mommy put me down for the night and my fever was gone... or, so she thought. At around 4:30am, Mommy woke to the sound (through the baby monitor) of me groaning and moaning (not my usual cry) and was startled enough to rush to my bedroom. I was having a febrile seizure due to a spike in my body temperature that had happened sometime in the early morning. Mommy quickly put me on my side and yelled for Daddy to call 911. The paramedics arrived within minutes! They rushed Mom and I off in the ambulance and began running my vitals and administering motrin and tylenol to help bring my fever down. Within a half an hour, I was back to my normal, happy self and was able to go home an hour later. Turns out, I had an ear infection that had developed possibly over night due to the congestion in my little head and has required I be put on antibiotics for 10 days :( The scariest part of this whole thing is this is pretty common among tots my age. A rapid temperature rise can often lead to seizing in small children and once it happens, it can happen again if the temperature is not kept in check. Needless to say, Mommy has been hovering over me all day long and refuses to leave me alone...even when I'm sleeping. I'm sure she'll relax a bit in a week or two, but for now she and Daddy are pretty shaken up. I, on the other hand, am acting as though nothing ever happened... smiling, laughing and attacking Coco. :)

xoxo Violet