I'm back (did you miss me??). I had to deal with the trauma of a sick baby this weekend. The new baby stopped eating well and got fussy on Thursday, and by Friday he was hardly eating at all and had developed a fever. I took him to the pediatrician, who sent me to the ER, and he was checked into the hospital that night (as I'm breastfeeding, I went in with him). He's been on an IV and antibiotics all weekend. As it happens, he appears to have just had a virus (probably the same cold the kids have been passing around the house for two weeks), but he was obviously pretty dehydrated and unhappy. The IV helped-- by yesterday afternoon he was ravenous and feisty once again, and he's now quite happy and healthy. They sent us home this afternoon.
While I was in the hospital I read:
MUCH ADO ABOUT YOU, Eloisa James (historical)
A GREAT CATCH, Michelle Jerott (contemporary)
FORCED MATE, Rowena Cherry (futuristic)
and I reread SHE WENT ALL THE WAY, by Meggin Cabot (contemporary)
Plus, while I was waiting for DH to bring me some books, I read THE ITALIAN GARDEN, by Judith Lennox, historical fiction from 1993, which one of the nurses brought me from the nurses' lounge.
I obviously read a lot, since I couldn't find a thing to watch on TV besides the occasional dog show on Animal Planet. I've really grown to hate cable... all I can ever seem to find is infomercials *groan*.
Anyway... I've never had such a young baby get sick before, and I was definitely freaked out. But he's better, and we're back, and I hope all will now get back to normal and that he'll stay healthy!
I can imagine how scary that was for you but I'm glad your baby is better now.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine how horribly frightening that must have been, Ellen. Glad your baby is feeling better now.
ReplyDeleteAs for the books you read, I WISH I could read that fast. You're amazing.
(((((hugs))))) on being in the hospital with a sick baby! That must have been scary. I'm so glad he's feeling better now. Having so many older siblings will give him a great immune system eventually. :D
ReplyDeleteYou poor thing! That sounds absolutely horrible. I'm glad the little guy is feeling better!
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