I took Nicholas to the doctor this morning, which he handled mostly well (the stethoscope may have been cold, which caused a bit of baby-panic). The doctor took one look at Nicholas's left ear and declared the he has an ear infection. Did he have one on Thursday when the fever started? We don't know, so it's possible he also caught a virus of some sort, for which the treatment is TLC and time. But the ear infection we can treat, so Nicholas will be on antibiotics for the next ten days, and hopefully will start feeling better as soon as tomorrow.
The only unfortunate part is that this is probably only the first of what will likely by many ear infections, since both of his parents had them in abundance as small children. On the whole, though, we made it almost eleven months without having to take Nicholas to the doctor for a sick visit, so our record is still pretty strong.
Glad to hear it is diagnosed and you can treat it. Sorry to hear that it's an ear infection. Those are the worst.
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