A Field Trip to the Hospital

Ok, so my parental assessment that Olivia was doing better was a little premature.

School called in the am, she had throw up 12+ times and was not looking great. Mike and I rushed her to the pediatrician where she threw up some more. They did not like her color, and gave her oxygen, but eventually recommended a trip to the hospital. They called an ambulance (very scary parental experience !), and off we went.

After a day of tests and x-rays, the final verdict was that she had the flu. We all got the flu shot - so just goes to show, the shot is not 100% fail safe.

She got an IV which helped significantly - and we were home by dinnertime.

aaaaggggghhhhhh - sick children are very scary, but a good end to a very anxious day.

As an aside - pediatric ERs are MUCH nicer than regular ERs - they brought us lunch, had videos and children's books, and had a snack area. Regular ERs tend to be filled with sketchy looking people and magazines I don't think we should be touching.