Virus Is Back

Well I made an unexpected trip to Childrens today. Simon has had increasing diarrhea for two weeks now and it seemed to come and go but yesterday it was 4 times the amount and liquid and mucus. That was concerning enough but then at 12:30 am he decided to puke up all his night time feeds all over the place and continue to poop and cry and roll around until I finally got him to fall asleep at the bottom of our bed. He didnt' want to be touched or consoled and wanted to rest down there. So I turned myself around and layed next to him until he fell asleep and lifted him up between Dave and I so he would not fall out of bed. This was the third time this week that he has ended up in our bed due to discomfort. Needless to say I am exhausted. We knew something was going on because of his waking during the night. When he is feeling good he sleeps through so this morning after 5 diapers by 8 am I call down to Kim, my rock in stem cell, and told her what was going on. She suggested it sounded like rotavirus or c-diff(caused by antibiotics) neither of which I wanted it to be because those things stick around for a long time and cause alot of problems. After gathering up stool samples I put him in the car and headed downtown. We got him on fluid bolus and drew labs and sent the stool culture. I am happy to say both rotovirus and c-diff are negative. His labs looked great and he shows no sign of dehydration. We were on our way home to watch him and keep him well hydrated over the weekend and pray for this to resolve so we ask that of you. Please pray we see normal stools again by monday and his appetite picks back up.

Since it was the girls first week of kindergarten and it was both emotional and challenging yet exciting and really joyful to see them coming into their own already we decided to go sit outside at Salernos and have pizza and celebrate for the girls. We had a great dinner. Simon was entertaining as always and picking at food and enjoying being out even though you could see how exhausted he was. We ended the week on a postive note and will pray for much more positive energy to come our way. We hope you all have a safe and happy Labor Day and ask that you continue to pray for our family for strength and good health and complete healing for Simon. God Bless Love Tracy and David