Thursday, September 10, 2009

Oh man what a day!

This morning I was a nervous wreck.  Tucker woke up at 6:45 and to my surprise he had blood in his diaper.  So, I immediately called the pediatrician (who was not as frantic as I was) and asked what to do.  He advised me to make an appointment for today, I told him I'd be there when they opened.  

I dropped Carter off at school, then headed to Wal-Mart to get a few things since I still had plenty of time before the pediatricians office opened.  I had called back after talking to the doctor and left a message for the nurse to call me for an appointment a.s.a.p.  She called at 8:20 and I explained our problem.  She scheduled us an appointment for 11:15.  I was relieved we were seeing the doctor that I really like, and that we would get to the bottom of this problem.  

After waiting for over an hour, the doctor came in and after a brief examination diagnosed our sweet little Tucker bear with salmonella.  Yes, you read that correctly... salmonella.  I was floored.  Unfortunately we can't do anything about it until we send a culture to the lab.  We should hear back by Monday or Tuesday of next week.  In the mean time I have to keep him hydrated, and watch for fever.  Poor little guy.  He acts fine, he's playing and laughing but I know his little tummy has to be hurting.  Please keep him in your prayers, and pray that this all passes soon!  

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are in our prayers. Hope that sweet baby gets better soon!

Steph said...

Aw...poor little man! Hope he starts felling better.

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Jessica said...

Oh my goodness, Jennifer! Your little one is in my prayers, for sure! I'm glad you were able to get him in to the doctor so quickly - sounds like he's in good hands, for sure.

You had quite a day, huh? I don't know that it will make it all better, but I do have some good news for you on my blog...... =)

Jessica said...

The business card company will be emailing you with the information! Congrats again! =D