Sam's Fam: One. Sick. Kiddo.

What a week it has been! As I mentioned in my post on Tuesday, Bryant had been sick. At that point he had thrown up a lot on Monday afternoon and night. Well, I believe when I posted Tuesday that I was hopeful that he was on the mend…unfortunately, not so much. He never threw up again, but on Wednesday morning he woke up screaming and pointing to his ear. Then he would take my hand, point to his ear with it and say "ear, ear". So…I made a doctor's appt for him that morning and took him in to find out that yes, he did have an ear infection in that ear. Well, by the time we got home something else lovely had joined us, diarrhea (I know TMI!) Bryant remained extremely sick with that for days…I'm talking about BAD! Due to the lack of fluid he was intaking (He didn't want to eat or drink anything pretty much all week), and the amount that was leaving him through the tummy troubles, we ended up having to take him to Children's hospital on Friday afternoon. His pediatrician said that since he had had at least a dozen dirty diapers a day for over two days, and no wet diaper all day Friday, he was probably dehydrated. Therefore she told us we needed to take him to Children's so they could give him IV fluids. Although I was reluctant, I wanted to make sure I did what was best for Bryant, because apparently dehydration in young kids is a huge deal. So Josh and I got to have our first, and hopefully last, experience taking our a kiddo to the ER. Let me just stop and say how very thankful I am to all of my wonderful MOPS friends who prayed for Bryant all day Friday, I truly believe it made a difference. We got great news by the ER doctor, Bryant was only mild-moderately dehydrated. Therefore, we got to opt to stay there and force liquids through a syringe for awhile instead of IV. He then had his first wet diaper, and we got to go home! Since then he has still had tummy issues, but they have become fewer and farther between, and today he is seeming almost normal! As for me, I'm exhausted! Taking care of a sick child for a week has worn me out…thank goodness he is almost completely well! Despite the sickness, I did manage to get a few cute pictures of the little guy. He's so precious. :)