Just for fun!

Helayna decided to spend her 2 week birthday in the new Alberta Children's Hospital! What fun for Mommy and Daddy! ;)
Sigh, it has been a long week! Last Sunday evening Helayna just wasn't feeling her usual self and continued to get worse on Monday and Tuesday - not feeding well, really fussy, throwing up, and then she had this very hard distended belly. So I called the Early Start line (a hotline for parents with newborns) and they sent me to my family doctor who immediately sent us to the hospital. We spent Tuesday evening in the emergency department where Helayna was thoroughly poked and prodded and very unhappy. She had all sorts of tests done, blood drawn, x-rays taken, and they even attempted a lumbar puncture (a spinal tap to rule out meningitis) which was unsuccessful that night. Because some of the results were coming back a bit worrisome, she was admitted that night and we spent the next 3 days in the hospital waiting for test results. She was put on anti-biotics on Tuesday night via IV and then had even more tests done the next day. They also managed to do a successful lumbar puncture. It was SO hard to watch her go through everything. I had to leave the room every time they did something to her, I just couldn't watch.
The final test results came back last night after midnight and everything was negative so it looks like she had a virus and that is what caused the fever, vomiting and general discomfort. I'm so glad it wasn't anything more serious. I'm also very thankful that we had such amazing care. The hospital has only been open for 6 weeks and it is AMAZING! The staff was really good and even though there was a lot of waiting, we felt very confident in the care she received.

So thank you for your prayers and support. She is doing so much better and is back to her old self. We've learnt a lot about each other in the past few days and are continuing to grow together. I just hope we have a restful weekend - I thought I was tired before we went to the hospital! ;)