Yucky Flu

Poor Isabella had a stomach virus this week.  She was sick for 2 days then seemed to get better. Wed. she played normal and acted fine.  However on Thursday she was more sick than the first part of the week.  Isabella is usually livley and always wants to be on the move.  It was so sad to see her sleep about 18 or more hours in the day and when she was awake she just layed on us.  After not eating or drinking much for 2 days our Doctor told us to take her to urgent care so they could give her IV fluids.  Just before we left and on the way there she threw up just about everything in her poor stomach. When they took her vitals and looked her over they determined that she wasn't in need of IV fluids just, oral hydration.  We were glad because that ment that we had done a good job at keeping her hydrated and that they didn't have to find a vein to poke.  The doctor gave her Zofran for nausea and after that she began to drink.    He gave us this recipe to make a solution at home that would help her get fully hydrated faster.  So all night we would go in and give her a bottle.  We were able to get her to drink 1/2oz to 1oz at a time.  Saturday she was still sleeping all day, but each time she woke up she would drink and even wanted to eat.  Towards the end of the day she seemed almost back to normal.  Today she is her normal self and is on the move again.  We are so excited to have our little girl doing better.  This year seems to be the year for the flu.  Hopefully its the last time she gets sick for a while!