Early Friday morning, Noah woke up vomiting (15 times in 3 hours) so we took him to the ER. They said it’s probably a virus he picked up somewhere. They tried to give him some anti-nausea medication by mouth, but he vomited again, so they had to give him an IV. He got two bags of fluid and some IV medication to stop the vomiting. He was such a good patient (for the first visit). After he got the IV, he started acting better almost immediately. He just sat there, wide awake all night, and watched Dora on his iPod with the new headphones he just got from Aunt Connie (much easier than trying to keep those earbuds in!).
We got discharged around 7:00 Friday morning, and we slept most of the day. Friday night the diarrhea started, and by Saturday afternoon, Noah was screaming in pain from the abdominal cramping. He had no tears left because he was so dehydrated (12 yucky diapers in an hour). Back at the ER they said it really sounds like Rotavirus (although we don’t have confirmation on that yet) which can last up to 8 days. They hooked him up to another IV, and since he had been through it just a day before, he knew what pain he could expect from the needle stick. He screamed! This time he did fall asleep in the ER – poor guy was so worn out!
They ended up admitting him until Sunday afternoon so they could give him more fluid and watch his diapers. The thing that really cheered him up was a video text from his little friend, Emma, in Ohio (courtesy of Aunt Kim):
So now that we’re home, the doctors want to make sure he drinks enough, otherwise he could get dehydrated again. He has been sick with yucky diapers throughout the day today, but he is starting to get his appetite back, so maybe that’s a good sign that this ugly bug is on it’s way out.
Friday night, Noah wanted to take his temperature…
Very focused
