A Month to Forget!!

So our month of September started off with Calissa and her ordeal and has ended with another child (Jace) and a visit to the ER. He started with some diareah and vomiting on September 15th, (only 5 days after returning home from hospital with Calissa). He had no fever and no other symptoms. By day 6 I was concerned and got him in to the Pediatrician (Dr. Valdes). He had lost about 7 pounds in the six days since his symptoms had started. They did urine test and blood tests and sent me home with the utensils for a stool sample. The stool sample took me two days to get and by that time he was dehydrated and couldn't keep anything down. We made another trip to University Medical Center only this time was the ER. After waiting in the waiting room for 3 hours they finally got us back and Jace was BAD off. His poor legs were aching and he was in tears. As a mother I have discovered this month there is nothing worse than watching my babies suffer like they have. They got an IV started right away, gave him anti-nausea medicine, and Tylenol and with in just a few minutes he was looking really good. His color was back and he was smiling again. After almost 9 hours in the ER we were able to come home, only to get home to a broken hot water heater, (yes you read that right, I know what else could possibly go wrong). We took COLD showers that night and Jeff moved the trailer in front of the house the next morning. Here we are on day 7 without the hot water heater and are still waiting for the parts. The place we ordered from messed up and it didn't get shipped out when it was supposed to so we have to wait until Monday. Luckily we have the trailer and haven't had cold showers for the past week. On Monday the 27th we took Jace back to the pediatrician for a check up after the ER visit and his symptoms were still there. The lab results on the stool sample was pending, the Dr. was baffled to say the least and was worried about Jace. She was leaving on vacation the next day and wanted to get a CT scan of his stomach to see if they could find what was causing it. Late Monday night the pediatrician called and I assumed it was to get the CT scan scheduled, instead it was to inform me that Jace had a parasite called GIARDIA. They started medication right away and on day four of the five day treatment his appetite is back and the symptoms are gone. In the middle of the craziness Jeff spent five days in Toulouse France for a business trip, (what fabulous timing). The bright spot of the month I have to say is the week I got to spend with my sister Sherra. She convinced Jeff that she would take care of me and the kids while he was gone, we all knew he really needed to be in these meetings. And yes I was a mess, and sad to say I still am. Sherra was here to keep me busy keep me company and just help with the kids, something I needed much worse than I thought. I can't remember the last time I was able to spend time like that with her and have the one on one time. It was really good for me. Thank you Sherra for being here with me it would have been a really tough week with out you. Although September is over and the kids are back to normal I for one am not. All I can say is that I would rather it be me than my babies.