Day +430: Poohs on the tummy
Mina Brigitta woke up about 11:30 Saturday night throwing up. We had to turn the light on, get her out of bed, clean her up, put new jammies on her, get the sheets out from under Isaac, put new sheets down, and put her back down to bed. Isaac didn't move throughout that whole process, he was totally out. Then Mina threw up again, and by the time we got her cleaned up again, Isaac had started to stir. After a few minutes, he sat up and cried out, and then threw up himself! He threw up again later, and Mina threw up a total of about six times between 11:30 and 4:30. She kept saying her tummy hurt and asking me to put a "Pooh" (bandaid) on it. I finally put one on thinking maybe it would help, but it must not have because she asked for another one a few minutes later. She has five or six on there now. She finally settled in and was able to sleep for a few hours.
Isaac seemed OK when he woke up -- he had most of a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, whereas Mina didn't take even a single bite. They both slept most of the day and both have diarrhea, but neither has had a fever. Mina finally ate a little bit for dinner and seemed to be in generally good spirits, though with no energy. Keri and I are fine, so it seems likely it was something the kids ate, which means hopefully it will be gone tomorrow. It was a tough night, obviously, and it's always a bit worrisome when Mina gets sick (or Isaac, for that matter), but it doesn't exactly rank up there near the worst nights we've had. I guess that's the advantage of going through what we went through. Keri's and my biggest concern was just to try to get vomit cleaned up so we could all get some sleep.
The reason we could be so sanguine about Mina's situation is because she had her doctor's appointment this week and her blood counts looked great. Very healthy and normal counts of all types of cells. They also ran a thyroid function test, which came back in the low-normal range, which is great. She had a hearing test as well, which uncovered some pressure anomalies in her left ear that no one seems too concerned about. Her hearing is fine, and she doesn't have to go back for a year. I'm sure glad she didn't get sick last weekend when I was overly nervous about her counts. It's amazing how much peace of mind it gives me to know that her blood counts are normal.
The other bit of news is that she was 98-99 cm tall and 17.2 kg! That means she's gained about 10 cm or 4 inches since she left the hospital last July, most of it since the fall when they got her meds tapered down. It puts her between the 50th and 75th percentile in height, and still at the 90th in weight. They do say some "catch-up" growth is normal, now we just have to watch it over time to see if she starts to fall off. She is really blossoming physically these days. Keri took them in the stroller down to the Conservatory of Flowers, which is in Golden Gate Park nearly a mile from the house. After running around and playing with the kids in the playgroup, Mina insisted on walking all the way home. Mina really meanders when she gets tired, and Keri said it took two hours, but she wouldn't get in the stroller.
The kids went through a bit of a rough patch in terms of their getting along as Isaac started to express more and more of his own opinion. But they seem to be settling back in and they were really cute together this weekend. Isaac is a little chatterbox. He's always on the move, and he's always either chattering or singing as he runs around the house. He has several songs he sings from the Music Together class, in addition to the endless variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star/Baa Baa Black Sheep. He's getting very tall himself, but unlike Mina is skinny as a rail. Mina seems to have inherited her body type from me, and Isaac got his from Keri.
Isaac seemed OK when he woke up -- he had most of a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, whereas Mina didn't take even a single bite. They both slept most of the day and both have diarrhea, but neither has had a fever. Mina finally ate a little bit for dinner and seemed to be in generally good spirits, though with no energy. Keri and I are fine, so it seems likely it was something the kids ate, which means hopefully it will be gone tomorrow. It was a tough night, obviously, and it's always a bit worrisome when Mina gets sick (or Isaac, for that matter), but it doesn't exactly rank up there near the worst nights we've had. I guess that's the advantage of going through what we went through. Keri's and my biggest concern was just to try to get vomit cleaned up so we could all get some sleep.
The reason we could be so sanguine about Mina's situation is because she had her doctor's appointment this week and her blood counts looked great. Very healthy and normal counts of all types of cells. They also ran a thyroid function test, which came back in the low-normal range, which is great. She had a hearing test as well, which uncovered some pressure anomalies in her left ear that no one seems too concerned about. Her hearing is fine, and she doesn't have to go back for a year. I'm sure glad she didn't get sick last weekend when I was overly nervous about her counts. It's amazing how much peace of mind it gives me to know that her blood counts are normal.
The other bit of news is that she was 98-99 cm tall and 17.2 kg! That means she's gained about 10 cm or 4 inches since she left the hospital last July, most of it since the fall when they got her meds tapered down. It puts her between the 50th and 75th percentile in height, and still at the 90th in weight. They do say some "catch-up" growth is normal, now we just have to watch it over time to see if she starts to fall off. She is really blossoming physically these days. Keri took them in the stroller down to the Conservatory of Flowers, which is in Golden Gate Park nearly a mile from the house. After running around and playing with the kids in the playgroup, Mina insisted on walking all the way home. Mina really meanders when she gets tired, and Keri said it took two hours, but she wouldn't get in the stroller.
The kids went through a bit of a rough patch in terms of their getting along as Isaac started to express more and more of his own opinion. But they seem to be settling back in and they were really cute together this weekend. Isaac is a little chatterbox. He's always on the move, and he's always either chattering or singing as he runs around the house. He has several songs he sings from the Music Together class, in addition to the endless variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star/Baa Baa Black Sheep. He's getting very tall himself, but unlike Mina is skinny as a rail. Mina seems to have inherited her body type from me, and Isaac got his from Keri.
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