Don't you wish you could sometimes?Poor little Noelle has been SOOOOOO sick! It started Sunday night as we were pulling up to Uncle Jason and Aunt Kate's to pick up our car. She puked ALL over the inside of the car. They were great at helping us clean out the car and clean up Noelle because every time we got her ready to go - up it would come again. I won't even mention their carpet. Why do kids always miss the towel? This continued for most of the night. We tried to get her a few sips of water in the morning but they just came right back up. Monday Noelle and her Mommy spent the entire day on the couch. She just laid there the whole time. While I gave her little squirts of Pedialyte through a medicine syringe so she would not get sick again. Look at her poor little face. She is so miserable. Then the fever started! It was a long night of 103 degree fever with lots of Tylenol that did not work but warm baths that did. I am so tired. Tuesday began much of the same, except now she would refused to drink anything. The last she drank was some out of a cup around 2:00 am that came right back up.
Around Noon I really began to worry and called the Ped office for the 3rd time and I insisted I wanted to bring her in. They said their was no room but a Nurse would call me back. An hour later I called back. They said she had been at Lunch but would call me soon. I waited another hour and as I was on hold again they called the other line and told me to take her to the Urgent Care because she was dehydrated and needed an IV. THANKS! I should have just followed my Mommy gut and taken her right in.Having the IV put in was a seriously traumatic experience for all involved! She is so strong! It took me, Daddy, and two nurses to hold her down. I was crying so much I think I got a little dehydrated, too! Her veins were really flat because she was so dehydrated so finding where to stick was hard. After trying in the foot they got one in her arm. Finally, Aaron and I sat there for an hour hold her while the fluids drained in. She did perk up some and ate a few Cheerios so they let us take her home. She is still feeling really bad.....she threw up the Cheerios and the little drink I got her to take in when we got home. Tonight will be a long battle.....Aaron is leaving for mutual and I am going to have to park it on the couch again... Wish me luck!
Look at this poor little girl who is feeling so sick and has holes poked in her.
