48 hours with 7 hours of sleep...

I’m running on empty!! But I’ll survive. We ended up taking Noah into the ER last night. The last straw was him laying on the bathroom floor until I came and got him (he had to use it, and had been too weak to even get off his bedroom floor, and go in there, so I got him in there and then went to get him a change of clothes)… because he just couldn’t move, he was that weak. It breaks your heart.

Dennis was in the middle of making dinner at the time, and after I settled Noah back down after all that, he feel asleep – almost immediately. So Dennis continued to finish cooking, and I played with the kids, fed Kaedyn his dinner (lil’ piggy) and kept an eye on the storm (or not so storm) happenings. After we ate dinner, Nathan wasn’t going to sleep. Noah was still sleeping so we tried to get Nathan to sleep and it just wasn’t happening. So I decided to just go by myself. Dennis helped me get Noah out to the car and all that, and when I got out there, Noah asked me where Daddy was, and I told him in the house. He asked if he was coming with, and I said no, it was just him and I. I then asked him if that was okay, at first he nodded but then changed his mind and said “I want Daddy to come too” ..

See, Noah gets VERY scared when it comes to him going to the DR. First thing out of him mouth anytime you say his name and doctor in the same sentence is “will I get a shot?” .. he gets all panicked and anxious .. It breaks my heart, but he has been through so much in his seven years. 3 minor surgeries, several hospitalizations, and then 2 years ago- last week- going through or near to kidney failure. It’s hard.

So we got to the ER, there was a wait – it was busy, but the wait wasn’t long. He got taken back to a room … the nurse said “if he gets sick or anything, let me know” .. so I pushed the button when he threw up and someone came in (not his nurse) and gave him a new puke thing and a washcloth that she got before I asked her for it, and tossed the used one after he was done. The second time, he messed his underware, leaking all over the bed I called again, explained, and the girl just went “I’ll let the nurse know” and walked out. I was like… “excuse me!! He’s sitting in his own filth! A little help.” But I’m no stranger to an ER room. I sent Dennis home to get him a new pair of underware, and then found one of those pad things, and the hospital bath wipe things, and I got him all cleaned up. Keeping the pad under him.

He ended up needing a blood test… yes he flipped out but he did SO GOOD. I was very proud of him. I mean … it could have been so much worse and he just glared at her after she got the needle in and then after she was done said “That hurt!” Then announced the fact a few more times through the night. He got some nausea meds, and some drops for his ears. He has a double ear infection and a virus, and she wants me to wait to start the antibiotics until after he stops throwing up. He actually hasn’t thrown up again since the ER, thank goodness! But he’s now running a 101.7 temp.

He’s been having moments of feeling better, and then sleeping for long stretches today. I feel so bad, he is so miserable :( But he can get up on his own today!!!