Back to the ER......

Matty has been sick for a few days now. He has been throwing up randomly, as well as having LOTS of loose and stinky poops. So, I took him to the ped yesterday, only to discover he had lost more than a pound within a few days. And on tiny Matty's frame, that is A LOT! He was down to 21 lbs or so. He was acting very lethargic. The ped sent us right to the Emergency Room of the local hospital. On the way into the hospital, Matty threw up all over himself and ME! Yuck! It seems that Matty has rotavirus, and once they gave him an IV of fluid, he perked right up, so much so that he was singing away in the room! I've been giving him tons of Pedialyte since, and he seems to be doing well. Although, I do have to mention, as the ER doc was ready to discharge us, Matty pooped all over me! Yes, I had him sitting on my lap, and he squirted ALL over my jeans! Ugh-sooooo yes, I was crapped on and puked on all in one day...........and from only ONE kid! :) As I left the ped's office on the way to the hospital, I turned to the pediatrician and laughingly asked, "We ARE going to look back on these years and laugh one day, right??????" He chuckled and said, "YES!" I hope so! :)