Olivia's health scare

Wow...what a crazy few days we've had! Last Friday morning I headed out of town for work - I had a program in Washington DC. I Skyped with Duane and Liv on Friday night and a couple times on Saturday and all seemed fine - she was having a great time with her Daddy. On Sunday morning, Liv slept much longer than usual and when Duane got her out of her crib, she immediately put her head on his shoulder and didn't pick up her head at all. She fell asleep on him shortly after waking up so he put her back to bed. When she woke up later, she did the same thing, rested her head on his shoulder and didn't budge. When he Skyped with me to show me how she was acting, we both knew something was wrong. Duane didn't mess around and quickly took her into St. John's ER.

Here's where it gets scary....because she was so lethargic, they called for a barrage of tests - CT scan, x-ray, blood/urine tests and a spinal tap. She was not running a temperature, though. Meanwhile, I'm getting updates via phone from Duane while sitting in the airport. Needless to say, I was a wreck! Each test they did came back with negative results, nothing was showing up. By the time I was in my seat on the plane (which was over an hour delayed), Duane called to tell me that Liv was drinking a bottle and smiling up at him. That new piece of information made my flight a little easier.

As soon as I landed, I drove to the hospital, which happened to be the same hospital where Liv was born. She was in her Daddy's arms when I walked into her room. When I saw her in her baby hospital gown, I lost it - it was such a sad sight. I stayed with her Sunday night because I knew I had two things (I'm still nursing her) that could offer some comfort, if needed. Monday morning she woke up with a smile so we knew she was feeling a little better. When the doctor finally made his rounds to us, he didn't really have any solid answers. Basically, they think it was a culmination of her ear infections, pink eye, thrush, and some random virus attacking her little system. We were released and at home by 1pm on Monday. Below are some photos; not the best quality though as they were taken with my iPhone.

Sunday night (according to Duane, this is how he spent all day Sunday)

Monday morning - the white bandage is her IV wrapped up so she wouldn't pull it out

Monday morning - someone's feeling much better!

Today Olivia was in a fantastic mood! She spent most of the morning sitting on the floor playing with her toys while I tried to catch up on emails. The only issue - bad diarrhea from the antibiotics. Yesterday I literally had 3 piles of poo throughout the house. I was laughing so hard I was almost crying! We also had a follow up appointment with her pediatrician and he said her right ear is still infected. So, she's on another antibiotic and we'll go back to see him in a week.

All I can say is - Duane is the best Daddy a little girl could ask for - he took such great care of her!