We're home

We were able to leave the hospital about 7pm last night. It was a long day. Rebekah was tired and crabby most of the day and she really wouldn't eat. I believe her stomach is upset and she may be afraid of throwing up again. While she is in the hospital, she gets an anti nausea medication every four hours. When she was throwing up, she got an extra dose. We have some of the same medicine (in a pill form) for her at home, too. They keep her on "maintenance" fluids while in the hospital, too. So I don't worry as much about not eating while there. At home, I try to get her to eat and drink as much as possible and realize that she may not eat much for a few days. It is sad to watch, but what choice do I have. I know her appetite will cycle, so I just encourage her to eat what she can.

Finally, about 3pm we were able to get her to take a nap. Of course, Sarah wanted to make all sorts of noise, so she needed to be out of the room or she was going to wake her sister. Amanda and I took turns walking Sarah around the hospital until she finally fell asleep, too.

By the time we got home and a few things into the house and taken care of, we decided it was time for the adults to eat dinner. We thought we would order some burgers from the local bar, only to find out that they had just closed down their grill about 15 minutes before. We were able to order some burritos and tacos and they were good, just not the burgers we were hoping for. Oh well!

Rebekah fought going to sleep and every 30 minutes or so was crying for mom. We thought her stomach might be bothering her, so we gave her some meds for that. Mom would love on her for a few minutes and tell her she needed to go back to sleep. At the same time, Sarah was being a mama's girl too. Three adults in the house (Amanda stayed with us all day, came home with us and spent the night) and both girls only wanted mom. Both Amanda and dad would do their best with one of the girls.

Rebekah slept in late today, which isn't surprising since she didn't get enough sleep at the hospital and didn't go to bed on time last night. She is supposed to be taking a little nap now, but I think she is only resting. She is calling for mom every few minutes.

It is good to be home. It is great to have Amanda here and we have a variety of people coming today to help in different ways. That is great too!