Mother's day started out great for me! Jason made us waffles and sausage, I got to lay around while he entertained the kids, he picked up lunch and then grilled dinner. So it was nice not having to prepare one meal the entire day!
Around 7pm, Clayton got really fussy. He had been running a fever since Saturday but I just attributed it to teething because he had no other symptoms. I felt him and he was burning up. I took his temperature and it was 102.7 (which is too high for a 4 month old). I also realized he hadn't pooped since Thursday, so I felt his belly and it was rock hard! So off to the emergency room we go. It wasn't crowded, but all the patients were kids so it took us 2 hours to see a doctor. Once we saw the doctor Clayton had become inconsolable. He would only let me hold him with him looking over my shoulder and if you attempted to lay him down or touch his belly, he would scream bloody murder! They did an x-ray, but it was not clear. So they took blood, used a Cathe to get a urine sample and put an IV in to give him antibiotics. Needless to say Jason stayed with him during the 15 minute torture fest....the screams I heard in the hall were enough to get me sobbing! Then the doctor came in and told us he was transferring us to Texas Children's hospital because he thought Clayton had a bowel blockage or his intestines were twisted and may need surgery. Talk about scaring the crap out of us!
The only humor we got was he used his arm board as a weapon, he realized he could hit things hard and it would "POP". Hitting my leg was his favorite thing to do. Here is our little man with his IV and playing with it!
So at 2 am, we were loaded on an ambulance and taken to Texas children's hospital. They did an ultrasound and determined it was not a blockage or twistage. It was just a bacterial infection that was plugging him up, so go home and wait it out. We got home at 7am emotionally and physically exhausted!
Check out his little hospital gown.....oh yeah, look at the clock 3:15 AM!!!
4 comments:
Kristina, I am so sorry you had to go through that!! I think sometimes little kids scare ER docs, so they just err on the side of caution! Glad the little guy is getting better.
Bless his heart, the poor thing! And poor Mom and Dad too for going through such a scary thing! I'm glad to hear that it was not as serious as they thought, and you guys are back home.
Oh my goodness! How scary! I am glad everything is on the mend. That is for sure a Mother's Day you will never forget.
My goodness! Sorry you had to go through such a scary situation..but at least you know they went above and beyond and took precautions. I am glad the little guy is feeling better and hope your family is having a great week!
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