A year minus one day and we're back in the hospital with Jonathan. Same hospital, same date (tomorrow) same building, same floor, same reason. This time we should probably only be here a day (with an overnight stay), so long as he responds to the IV fluids.
As I mentioned in my previous post, Jonathan has been sick for a few days. Yesterday he wasn't even able to keep water down and was very lethargic and sleepy. We took him in to see the pediatrician this morning, and she found an ear infection in addition to his fever and whatever bug he is fighting.
Last night we were able to drip him some water, and this morning, some food. However, the pediatrician felt it necessary to give him a boost of fluids since he probably wasn't going to get there fast enough. These little guys can dry up pretty quickly. His weight loss of 5% puts him in the moderately dehydrated category.
I feel a bit silly having to bring him into the hospital when he gets sick, but it's not a normal situation. Most kids (like Julia) would be able to eat and drink their way out of this. Even though we have the option of giving him fluids through his button, his GI system seems to be the last thing to come around, making it difficult to keep up with the rest of the body.
After a few hours on fluids we're going to start a drip of formula. If he can keep the food down and the labs are normal enough, we'll probably be sent some tomorrow. We'll just nurse him back to health like normal with his feedings, as long as this boost of fluids that we aren't able to administer at home do the trick.
