Stomach Bug

Not much has changed in the last 24 hours.  Matthew is continuing to throw up, though now it is the pedialyte so it is less disgusting than 24 hours ago. He ran a fever of 102* after tylenol this morning, but it is normal now. He's not comforted by being held. 

He's exhausted but falls asleep only to wake up crying minutes later.  He hasn't gotten a stretch of sleep longer than two hours since Friday. His stomach noises are audible and frequent. He's slightly dehydrated. He's lethargic. All in all, Matthew is just plainly miserable. 

Though we were 30th in the queue at the after-hours pediatrician, we got an appointment for today (given the fever and 36 hours of vomitting).  The on-call pediatrician initially suggested we go to TCH for x-rays and blood work to figure out what is going on, but then acquiesced that we could attempt to manage this at home with meds and a strict hydration schedule (1 tsp every 5-10 mins) and a follow up appointment for tomorrow morning with our pediatrician.  If Matthew throws up between now and tomorrow's appointment, Darren and Matthew will be heading to TCH ER.  We are praying we won't have to do that!! 

Unfortunately, Darren would have to take Matthew because I have a raging head cold.  It is never good for mom to go down, but right now is not good timing at all!  And Jackson keeps complaining that his tummy hurts, and if he starts throwing up, I fear that Darren may run away.  For all of our sakes, we are praying for health to return to the Hoy House very soon!!