First, we need to clear something up about Gracie. She NEVER gets sick. She is so resilient to things and rarely complains that she isn't feeling good. My first clue she was sick: she took a nap. This girl will not ever take naps. Ever. I knew when she took a nap two days in a row something was seriously wrong. We took her into the doctor and she had a swollen throat and a high fever so he put her on an antibiotic and sent us home. After nearly finishing the antibiotic and still running a fever of 102+ for nine days I knew we needed to go back in. The doctor did a quick examination and told us that her spleen and liver were about twice the size they should be which is consistent with mono. We went to the hospital for blood tests and heard back today that it is indeed mono. Poor girl just has to take it easy for a few weeks and she should be good as new.
Nap time! I felt so bad for her but it was hard to complain about the extra cuddle time
Day two of the antibiotic. Her poor eyes are so swollen.
Bath with the brothers. Still so swollen.
We didn't realize that she was so sick so we made her go to her dance recital. We are so lucky her spleen didn't rupture.
She is such a tough little girl. I love how she is so independent and tries so hard to be strong. I was prepping her for getting her blood drawn and she didn't blink an eye. It's so hard to see her grow up so fast but I am so proud of my little girl.
