Last Thursday, the teacher reported that Connor had a tummy ache after nap, and he had a 99s temperature.  But he was eating the snack and playing happily as usual.  The same thing happened on Friday.  Over the weekend Connor had a slight runny nose, but no other complaints at all.  On Monday after school, the teacher asked me how Connor was over the weekend as the same symptom recurred again on Monday.  The tummy ache had always stopped by the time I picked him up from school.  Other than this mysterious tummy ache, Connor is acting well and has good appetite as always.  He does not seem to be making the whole thing up, but he was not able to give too much detailed information about the pain either.  The ache is still on going for a short period of time everyday.  This morning Connor woke up slightly earlier and snuggled in with me.  As he was laying there, he reported having tummy ache.  I asked him the location and if it is small pain or big pain; he answered “medium”.  He still wanted a big breakfast but we held back some food, and we made him a doctor appointment in the afternoon.

    Stuart picked Connor up from school shortly after nap and I met up with them at the hospital for the appointment.  Connor was so happy to see me and he showed me the deck of Yu Gi Oh cards he brought along.  He was cooperative with the nurse during his check in (ht 43 in, wt 45 lbs) and with the exam by the doctor.  He answered “hurt” or “not hurt” to the doctor as she was examining his abdomen.  The doctor reported that Connor’s symptoms might be related to constipation or stomach acid issue.  We were given some suggestions to try to reduce his discomfort and to figure out the cause.  Then Connor thanked the doctor and we left.  I decided to take Connor with me to finish up my last half an hour of work while Stuart took off to return to his.  Connor said hi to Kathy and a few of my coworkers in the office, and then he sat quietly playing with his cards and drawing while eating some raisins.  It was nice having a little buddy next to me while I worked, and we enjoyed the carpool lane to drive home too.