Hospital Stay

I waited all day on Monday, April 2nd, for the Dr. to call with the results from the scope. Every time the phone would ring, I would get a stomach ache, it was never him. On Tuesday morning, he did call and say that there was nothing that looked wrong with the results, so he would like to go ahead and admit Azrielle to the hospital and run some more tests.

I was so glad that Shannon had called to see if Avery could spend the night out with them on Monday. I did not have to worry about what to do with him, that day. I called a friend and had her go with me to take Azrielle in, Jeremy was working and I thought it would be nice to have some moral support. I am so grateful for all who helped watch Avery during the week!

 When they checked her in she had lost 6 more ounces over the weekend, she was down to 11 lbs 1 oz. They did not put an IV in her, I told Dr. Ellison, Pediatric GI, that she had tried to kick the one out that she had had in on Friday. It was rather frustrating in the hospital, at first they did not do much other than keep tabs on everything that went in and then everything that came out. All the diapers and burp rags had to be weighed after they had been used.

On Tuesday evening as I was getting her ready for bed, I noticed that her little chin and cheeks were bright red. She was having a reaction to their laundry soap/cleaner. I brought a pile of burp rags home and washed them with my wash. Which I came home that night and did after I laid her down for bed that night. Washing the burp rags helped. We had access to anything that we needed for her stay; high chair, exersaucer, toys. 

She had her 8 month birthday while in the hospital. Not a great way to spend a birthday, but what do you do? She did gain a little bit every day, by the time we got out on Sunday morning, she was back up to 11lbs 7oz.

On Thursday, after I got through with an appointment, I went and picked Avery up. He then spent the afternoon and evening with Azrielle and me at the hospital. They have a playroom on the PEDS floor for the patients and their families. Avery and I spent some time in here while Azrielle was sleeping and then came back for a little bit later on also. It was nice to get to see him as I had not since Monday when Shannon picked him up.

He was able to stay with Shannon again Thursday night. I took him out after I  laid Azrielle down to bed, Jeremy was going to come and take him, but did not get off work in time. It was heart wrenching for me when I dropped him off. He had fallen asleep on the way out and cried and wanted to 'come home with you, Mommy'. 

 They have wagons on the PEDS floor that can be used, I would put her in one and wander the hall ways. I felt the need to get out of the cell like room. There was a fish tank right around the corner from our room, Azrielle loved to watch the fish.

Her medicine got changed to see if it would help her to get the food moving through the stomach and into the intestine. She is on a meal schedule to give her as many calories as possible each day. We will see if she can gain some more weight.