If you read my last blog entry you know that Peyton went to the doctor's office on Friday because she has come down with some tummy troubles (diahera). Well that night she made it known that she was not a happy girl. Since she was eating less because her stomach hurt she was eating every two hours during the day and that continued Friday night which alone doesn't leave much time for sleeping and between those feedings she just cried and strained which was heart breaking. John pretty much took her between feedings and I tried to sleep some but we all didn't get much sleep. Since she didn't sleep hardly at all Friday she was even more fussy because she was so tired so Saturday morning we put her in the stroller and went for a walk to force her to go to sleep. It worked and we were able to get some more naps in Saturday which made for a happier family. Saturday night went better mostly because I decided to do whatever it took to get her asleep even if it meant using the swing to get her to sleep (I really have been trying not use props like the swing etc to get her to sleep so she learns to fall asleep on her own). So, I made a bed on the floor next to the swing but her in the swing and we all went to sleep. About an hour later she fussed and I took her out and put her on my make shift bed and we slept for another four hours! She only woke up because I woke her up to feed!
Today she was very sleepy, more congested and I also noticed a slight cough. Since I had noticed Saturday night her dirty diapers being more frequent I decided to start writing them down to track what was going on. Well today I noticed that she was having dirty diapers every two hours and not as much wet ones as she normally does. Combined with her cough, increased nasal congestion and extreme sleepiness we decided to call the nurses line to make sure she wasn't getting worse. Well, they advised us to take her into the ER to make sure she wasn't becoming dehydrated so around 6:30 PM we headed to Clear Lake Regional. Three hours and a hefty co-pay later, we were on our way. Pretty much she looks like she is fighting off this bug really well and there is no signs of dehydration and that we just need to continue to do what we have been and she should start feeling better tomorrow or Tuesday.
It has been pretty hard to watch her be in so much pain and have her cry and us not be able to do anything about it but hopefully she is almost done with this nasty bug and will be back her normal happy self. Please pray that she continues to get better and that we have the strength to take care of her and comfort her.
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:( Sorry to hear Peyton's beed feeling yucky! I'll be praying for her. And I'm sad you had two had to miss the baby shower on Saturday but we'll get together soon.
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