Friday, February 25, 2011

Addie update

I took Addie to the doctor this afternoon, and the doctor seems to think it must be some kind of stomach virus, even though it only seems to be affecting her when she eats. It was hard for the doctor to be able to check Addie because she was freaking out so much (for example, she could not even feel her stomach to see if it is all soft because Addie was screaming, and her stomach muscles were all flexed). She said it is good that Addie is not telling us her tummy hurts all the time, or that it is keeping her from wanting to run and play. But, she gave us an anti-nausea medicine for her to take tonight, and told us to have her drink Gatorade and give her bland things to eat slowly, as she asks for food. We gave her the medicine tonight as well as a cup full of Gatorade (we called it her "special drink" since she's never had anything to drink regularly other than milk and water-she was a big fan!). She also ate a few tortilla chips and Cheerios. Everything seemed to sit fine-she hasn't complained that her tummy hurt, so that is great. We'll see what tomorrow holds. I thought she was fine when she woke up this morning, then was obviously wrong 5 minutes into lunch, so we'll take it slow. The doctor said to call if she was still having the same symptoms after 3 full days, so that will be the end of the day tomorrow. Thank you for your prayers, and please keep praying. We hope this will be done with tomorrow, and that none of us will get it, if it is a virus-especially little Levi. I will update again when there are any changes.

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