A Not So Good Day

Rebekah has been throwing up all day. I'm sure I've changed the bed at least five or six times today. The laundry machine has been going non-stop and it's only been bedding and clothes and such from her vomiting episodes. It is hard to keep medications in her when she is throwing up so much.

Tonight I tried to back her down to Pedialyte (hoping that would keep her hydrated and stay down), but the pump kept erroring saying that it was empty. After trying a few things and calling the home health company, I had to add a little formula to it so that the pump can see the liquid. I'm hoping she will keep it down and then I can start to add a little more formula to get her back up again. If she continues throwing up, I'll have to call the doc and see what else to do.

We did manage to make it to Grandma M's and Grandma A's for Thanksgiving dinners. Rebekah did ok. We did keep her off her nutrition while we were out and about. We didn't want her getting sick and having problems and she wasn't asking to have it connected. She doesn't like being tied to a pole. With other kids around, she has to be watched very carefully if she's connected since one wrong tug could mean a trip to the ER. All things considered, we decided to keep her nutrition off most of the day.

Rebekah woke up about 1:30 this morning, upset. I got her some medicines and put her back to bed. About 2:30 she was coughing, screaming and throwing up. She woke Sarah up in the process. I got Daddy to help with Sarah. I got Rebekah changed, her bed changed and put back to sleep and layed back down. Sarah continued to fuss and cry and not go back to sleep. I'm not quite sure what her problem was. A little Tylenol and a sippy cup of water and enough time and she finally went back to sleep, but it wasn't until around 5am. Mommy didn't get much sleep.

I couldn't get both girls to sleep at the same time today, so I never got a chance to take a nap. Maybe, I'll get to bed a little early tonight. Hopefully, the girls will sleep well tonight. One day at a time, one hour at a time, one minute at a time... That is about all I can do.