Turns out Caleb's fever may have had nothing to do with his spider (???) bite. He woke up Thursday morning with a rash all over his arms and legs. We actually noticed a couple of spots on his face Wednesday night, but didn't think much about them. His skin is so fair that every little scratch, bump or bite looks alarming if you let it. I assumed that the spots were a reaction to the antibiotic that he was taking or maybe to the bite itself and took him on to school. Rudy picked the kids up from school and called me to say that he thought he needed to take Caleb back to the doctor. He brought Nola to me at Hobby Lobby and then took Caleb to the convenient care clinic. The doctor at convenient care said that she couldn't be sure if the rash was from the bite or from the fever - possibly roseola like Nola had. She said to continue the antibiotic and wrote him a note saying he was safe to return to school. Since then, the rash has all but disappeared and Caleb seems to be back to his old self. Here's a picture of his spotty arms and face. This was on Saturday, but you can still see the remnants of the spots:
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