Happy Fourth of Strep Throat

The Plan
We were invited to spend the 4th at a lakehouse with some friends. Fletcher got to drive their boat last year and swim in the lake. They have never met Luke. They make homemade ice cream for the 4th of July. We were really looking forward to seeing them and hanging out.

The Reality
Thursday around lunchtime Fletcher starts complaining about his head hurting and suddenly he is burning up with a fever. It was like someone flipped a switch from Well to Sick. Thankfully, Fletcher just doesn't really get sick that often. To put it into perspective for you, he was 11 months old before he ever got sick (ear infection). We've been here for almost 2 years and I've never had to take him in other than annual checkups. I call the peditrician because I knew the office would be closed on Friday for the holiday and I didn't want to spend the evening at UrgentCare or the ER. We go in at 4 pm, they do a rapid culture and yes, he has strep throat. They do give him a popsicle since they have to swab his throat and make him gag. Poor thing. He can't be around anyone else until he has been on antibiotics for 24 hrs so no picnics or pool parties or lakehouses or homemade ice cream for us. But that's ok. I am still thankful for our freedom in this country!