Toddler Head Bitten By Bugs

Ahhh... another early Sunday!

Oli jumps around and cries for someone to wake him up at 6:15 am today. Couldn't seem to get myself up, especially since I went to bed at past midnight. Tried to get to bed earlier but just couldn't happen for some reason. When I get to sitting down in front of my computer I get so lost and forget what time it is.

After his bottle, he lays down with me for a little bit but of course doesn't really lay down. He laughs and plays and tries to do everything possible to get your attention:

Laughing at the camera's flash! Love them teeth!

Well, as usual, I get up and try to start a little bit of work before I can't do anymore. So Oli sits in the computer room with me:

Never satisfied with just one toy to play with

I put the little man down for a nap at 10:30 am and have enough time to catch up on some some Olympic games and internet work until he wakes up at 12:30 pm.

My husband notices 3 red marks on his head as soon as he wakes up. 2 slightly round and about the size of dimes on his forehead and one a bit bigger and located just where his hairline is. Not sure if you can see it in this picture:

See the top left red mark?

After about 2 hours, I notice him yawning quite a bit and not being as playful as he usually is. He also hasn't eaten any solid foods either. Well, he hasn't been doing it much lately, which probably isn't connected at all to those bumps on his head. The higher temperature of 101.9 seems to be connected though. I give him a bath to see if perhaps this temperature would go down a bit. It did and went down to 99.4 right after his bath.

I'm fortunate enough to have such a great Pediatrician. I emailed him about Oli's condition and he wrote back that I should take him to Kids Doc just to make sure. This is a weekend clinic that's open after hours for children who get sick.

Unfortunately there wasn't a doctor available but there was a nurse practitioner. She was really great. She gave Oli an antibiotic shot, which he absolutely hated. Well, actually, the entire visit to this place seemed really horrible for him. He was not at all happy. When he's sad, I feel extremely sad.

It is now 10:13 pm. I just checked on Oli and he seems quite alright. Well, a slight fever of 101.4, but I will keep an eye on it. I will stay wide awake all night if I have to. Oh, his crib, which was right next to my side of the bed is now at the foot of the bed. I sprayed the natural bed bug spray all around it to keep bugs and spiders away (hopefully). Now it stinks but I'm hoping it keeps him safe throughout the night.

A bit obsessive, but I just took another picture of one side of his head, which had one of the other bites. Looks like there's a line forming on that bite as well:

Bite seems to be getting wider and forming a line