So many of you have called, sent text messages, and emailed me to see how my Riley is doing. Thank you all for your love, concern, and help. It means a lot to me and to Riley.
A quick update: Riley spent about 30 hours in Primary Children's Medical Center, under observation for a kidney infection. She hadn't been feeling well for a couple of days, but her fever got much worse in the middle of the night on Wednesday night. When she woke up sobbing and her fever was 104.5, I decided it was time to go in to the ER. It was about 4:00 am.
The ER staff was amazing, but it's always hard to see your baby getting poked, prodded, etc. They had to try 5 times before they got an IV started :( and these were the experts from the IVteam! Finally, around 10 am, they determined that she had a UTI and they wanted to keep her in the observation unit (RTU) for a while, possibly overnight. So we moved over there.
They did an ultrasound, kept her hydrated through an IV and tried to keep her fever under control. Around 8 pm last night her fever peaked and then came down to an acceptable 101.2 where it's hung out since. After not sleeping much for about 36 hours, she CRASHED last night at 11 pm and was fast asleep until 6;30 this morning. She didn't wake up when they came in for vital signs, to change her IV, or when I redressed her in new PJs because she had soaked her old ones. She was SO tired.
We came home this morning around 10 and Riley was SO HAPPY to be home. She looked around immediately for her puppy and Harley must know something was wrong because he hasn't left her side since we got home. He is sleeping by her crib right now. She slept a lot today and was excited to go to sleep tonight, which is quite unusual for her. She is sound asleep and I am sure that is the best thing for her.
Thanks again, everyone, for your love and support, and all the thoughts, prayers and good vibes that you sent our way and still continue to send to us. They are much appreciated. I will keep everyone up to date on how she is doing, but it's looking good right now.
Madi took some pics of Riley in the hospital and I'll post them when I catch up with her. That's all for now. I need to go listen to my baby sleep and be grateful that she seems to be doing better.
2 comments:
Oh Ames,
I didn't even know that she was sick. We need to set up a phone chain or have Grandma Nita call me! I hope everything is better but I will call in the morning to make sure. We love you guys and please kiss those awesome cheeks of Riley's for me!
Oh my gosh, I had no idea you were at the hospital with her. That makes me so sad, she is the sweetest thing ever, I hope she gets better fast! How are you feeling? Sometimes I think it's harder on the mom, that the sick baby!
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