The Easter Bunny Brought Rotovirus

Easter weekend began one of the longest weeks Ryan and I have yet to experience as parents. What looked like a tummy bug rapidly got worse and Aiden had to be hospitalized for dehydration. We had spent Saturday celebrating Easter with Mimi, Papa, Gigi, Uncle Drew & Papa Pischl, only to notice Aiden was moving pretty slow. Not eating much and then vomiting during his nap. Once evening came, things got progressively worse. Aiden was now wearing diapers because our poor little guy was experiencing something everyone hates dealing with, the "stomach flu" at it's worse. He had slept through the night and we were really hoping he would wake up rested for church & our visit to Grandma & Papa Burns' house, but that would not be the case. Our little man was miserable and could not hold anything down all day. Lucky for Aiden he still had some visitors, Grandma, Papa Burns, Aunt Erin & Aunt Mallory came by to cheer him up with some Easter gifts. As the days continued, he began to refuse food & liquids, and he got weaker and more exhausted. By Tuesday morning, the doctor told us to skip our appointment and bring him directly to the ER. I was scared and Ryan worried. Our family was waiting all day for updates of his progress. Aiden received 600 mL of fluids, some anti-nausea medication and was feeling better. Unfortunately, his relief was only short lived. By Wednesday afternoon we were in the same place and back at the doctor's office. This time we got a prescription for Zofram (anti-nausea) and were told that he had two hours to urinate or he would be admitted overnight at Hope Children's Hospital. The medication worked and we were able to push fluids orally. It was not until today that he has started to be himself again. He lost three pounds in the three days prior to being in the ER. He was so sick and we felt so helpless! It was a long week, but we made it through, thanks to family and friends helping & praying for us along the way!