Little Micah has battled several stomach bugs since Christmas, and with this latest round, he ended up in the hospital with severe dehydration, unable to keep down even a teaspoon of water or Pedialyte.
Looking back over the weekend, there were so many blessings:
- Daniel’s boss allowed him to work from home both Friday and Monday, which allowed him to be able to “watch” the girls during the times I was taking Micah to/from the hospital.
- Most of the hospital stay was over the weekend, rather than during the work week, so we were able to switch off, taking turns staying with Micah.
- Remember when Carissa weaned herself last fall? I was so resistant to that! but having her weaned made this weekend infinitely easier, with the flexibility that either of us could watch her and feed her bottles.
- Just the fact that we have medical care and a childrens’ hospital just a few minutes away is a humongous blessing! I think of my little guy, lying there listless, unable to hold down even a teaspoon of water or Pedialyte, and I shudder to think what could have happened to him without IVs and anti-vomiting medicines.
- He is healthy now! There is nothing like a stomach bug to make you thankful for the majority of the year that you spend healthy!
Thank you, God.
Yes….:-)