Good Times, Noodle Salad

It has been a busy time for us lately, we were dog sitting for Aaron and Lynn while they were in Mexico and then we watched Conner and Kaily while their parents were in Florida (with lots of help from Dave and Val).

Unfortunately we also had a scare with Emersyn, about a week before Christmas she came down with some sort of illness. She wasn't able to keep any food or water down but she didn't have a fever or anything else. She would barf and then ask for a treat or to go play. It lasted about 10 days and I was just about to call the doctor for an appt. when she seemed to get better. So when she started barfing again I decided I wouldn't wait as long to go see the doctor.

I took her in on Thursday and they decided to check for a bladder infection in case that was the cause. They ran her urine and it came back that she didn't have a bladder infection but the doctor was concerned because she had too much bilirubin in her urine. That could have been an indication that her liver wasn't functioning like it was supposed to so we needed to get her blood work done to find out. Well that was horrible, I had to hold her while they took her blood and she screamed over and over again "oucheeeee". They were going to run the blood work right away and if it was bad news they would call us that night. That was the longest night of my life, I really can't imagine anything worse than waiting around for someone to tell you there is something wrong with your child.

Luckily the phone call didn't come and when I talked to the Dr. the next day he said that her lab work was normal. We still don't know why she was sick, maybe a virus or something, but she is doing better now. It wasn't a fun experience but it really reminded me of how special Emy is and how grateful I am to be her mom.