Saturday, January 15, 2011

Your first hospital trip. April 20, 2009

Dear Caleb,

Mommy is very tired right now. It was been along few days and an especially long night. We just got home from a few hours at South Shore Hospital. It was not fun, to say the least!

A few days ago, you came down with a belly bug. Not your first, and it didn't seem to bad in the beginning. The thing was, it didn't get better. For the last 3 days, you haven't kept anything down. We have tried juice, water, pedialyte. It all comes right back up. Finally, earlier today, I called the doctor and they said to give you one more thing of pedialyte, and call back if you didn't keep it down. You didn't, so I called back and they told me to take you right to the hospital. Unfortunately, Daddy is in Wisconsin, so it was just you and I. I bundled you all up and off we went.

When we got there, we waited and waited in the first waiting room. Then we waited and waited in the second waiting room. This one had toys and a HUGE fish tank, so you were pretty happy, even though it was way past your bedtime. After forever, we were moved into a room and we waited and waited there. Finally, a doctor came into see you. He looked at you for about a minute and then gave you a popsicle. He said if you kept that down for 1/2 hour, we could leave. You didn't love the cold popsicle, but you finally ate it and, thankfully, you kept it down. Hours and hours of waiting and the miracle cure was a popsicle. I bundled you back up and we headed back home. Now you are in your crib sleeping like an angel! I hope you feel better tomorrow. And sleep late!

Feel better, good boy! I love you!!

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