Harleigh Goes to the Hospital

Well, it's been quite exciting since the post last Friday! This is how we knew something was really wrong....

and it was. Miss Harleigh Momma was having fevers in teh 104-105 range, then she started vomiting and refusing to eat or drink....and after a quick trip to the dr we were sent to Childrens Mercy South. Here we learned she had an E.coli infection that was resistant to ampicillin. Thus we had a couple of days of pertty strong IV antibiotics and treatments for the fever as well (motrin/tylenol/baths etc) We had to stay to finish enough of the IV antibiotics that the infection wouldn't reoccur once we got home even after we took an oral antibiotic for a week. We also had to stay until she had been afebrile for at least 24 hours. So, in we went on Saturday and home we finally came today. Playing in the cage

Harleigh and Daddy cheesin'

"seriously Daddy, what are you doing?"

"Help"

"I hate this stupid thing!"

Harleigh chillin in the recliner. While she was hooked up to the IV she could only move around in about a 6' radius

Snack time with Chompers

Breakfast on the floor also. Seriously have you ever tried to feed a 15mth old at a hospital???

Harleigh and Daddy cuddling the night before we were released! She was finally unhooked from a constant saline drip and could move around. We even took a couple of laps around the ward she was so excited.

A few other notes about the weekend.

Our very good friend Mary helped us so much Saturday getting to the hospital, then staying with Rogey and Jet until we knew for sure what was going on with Harleigh. Then she took the other 2 kids to Ottawa where my parents picked them up so they could stay with them because Andy was at work the whole time. Then Mary came and visited us everyday to keep us from going crazy! Thanks so much!

Also, Crystal visited us bright and early on Sunday morning and brought us breakfast and lunch so mommy wouldn't have to leave Harleigh in the room alone to run to the cafeteria! Thanks so much Crystal!

And Granny and Pops and Uncle Jesse and Aunt Rel...Thanks so much for taking such good care of Rogey and Jet while all this craziness was going on! We don't know what we would have done with them otherwise! And I hope you are all resting now, becasuse I know those kids are a crazy handfull!