A sick little tale

I guess it really all started over a month ago. We were in Idaho and Kyle started throwing up. It went on for over a week, and they told us to take him off the lactose formula. He stopped throwing up as soon as we switched to soy, so we thought it was just a lactose intolerance.

Things were fine, until about two weeks ago. The throwing up started again, but this time it was worse. They ruled out the flu for various reasons. After a few days we switched to allementum formula, it is lactose free and soy free. He continued to throw that up. He had lost a pound, and was getting worse. He just laid there most of the time, wouldn't eat, couldn't sleep, and never wanted to play. It was very sad to watch. We went to the doctor every other morning to monitor his condition. They had tried to get blood to test but he was too dehydrated to bleed. Finally, Monday morning, they decided to admit him to the hospital for dehydration and to run tests.

Watching him get the iv was the saddest thing I have ever seen. It took him hours to calm down. After even a few hours of being pumped with fluid he made big improvements. He ate more than he had eaten all week combined, and his color returned. They were all so good to us. They were able to get blood samples from him and do some other tests they needed as well. He even got his own room service menu...adorable.  And the mini hospital gown? Too cute to handle. We only had to stay one night, and Kyle has been doing so much better since our return. He has yet to throw up, and has even handled the cow's milk totally fine.

 After the iv

 After a few hours of fluids

 Thank you netflix....(we watched backyardigans until kyle fell asleep)

 back shot

Feeling like a new boy before going home!

We are so grateful to have a healthy boy. We won't hear back from the tests until next week, but Kyle is doing really well. We are really trying to get him to gain weight now, so I went on a junk food shopping spree and bought everything I swore I would never let my child eat. Never say never I guess!