Well, after all the drama with Maxwell, it turns out he has an atypical presentation of strep. Low grade fever and lots of strange behavior. Lambert gets strep like that too but Maxwell never has. So, now we know when our kids develop into bizarre creatures with big behaviors, we take them for a throat culture. I've read about a possible syndrome called PANDAS, which is basically an autoimmune syndrome caused by strep attacking the brain. I asked out doctor about it and he was unsure about it's validity..but at least he knew what I was talking about! Have I mentioned how much I love Dr. Gonzalez? Anyway, Maxwell has a prescription for antibiotics - doctor made sure to recommend probiotics as well - yay, and we're hoping he'll be back to our distractible, charming, messy - not melty - little man. And, Lambert was flapping his hands and turning around in circles this morning so apparently he needs a throat swab too..ah, the joys of parenthood :)
On the upside, the school was receptive to changing Maxwell's disciplinary action to an "at home recovery" day rather than a suspension. So, he won't look like demon child on his permanent file...ahhh...a productive day, I'd say!
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