Kids otherwise known as human petry dishes

Now it's not enough that my kids were sick in Spring but also for 3/4 of the month of July but last night my youngest was crying that his leg hurt in his sleep most of the night. I went to him no less than 5 times last night. So needless to say, neither he nor I slept last night. At 5:30 am I gave up and called the pediatrician. They said he was probably need an x-ray so I should go to the ER.

After spending 5 hours at the ER the poor kid had an x-ray, an ultrasound, and they drew blood. The ultrasound showed fluid on his hip, hip effusion it's called. Where the hell do these things come from? So now the problem is whether it's viral or bacterial. If it's viral then it should resolve itself on it's own in a couple of days. If it's bacterial then that means it is septic and he will have to be taken to Children's Hospital to have an orthopedic pediatrician drain it with a large needle. Which I'm betting will REALLY suck.

So we are here with bated breath waiting to see if a fever appears or his condition worsens. Why the hell does this shit happen on weekends? Never during a weekday. Today we were supposed to take advanatge of the 80 degree Labor Day weekend weather by going to the beach but instead I got to carry my son around to and from the potty since he couldn't walk on his own feet. So far he's in good spirits and is sleeping soundly now. I am praying this resolves itself with no further issue. I am so tired of illness. In fact, I'm just plain tired.