Rotavirus, Cancelled Trip, and Pictures

How do you like THAT for a title? Lovely, isn't it!? Tuesday my mom came up to Canton so that we could go to mall and pick up some stuff for the trip to Florida. Mikayla had been FINE all day. We were at the mall for about 2 hours and by the end of it she was getting fussy. I just figured she was getting sick of being in the stroller but all the sudden mom and I smelled the most AWFUL smell we have ever smelled in our entire lives. I mean that. It was THAT bad. So I took Mikayla to change her and nearly needed noseplugs it was so bad. In just the amount of time we walked from the restroom to the front doors of the mall that "smell" was evident again. I told my mom we would just change her in the back of the van. Oh gee. What an idea THAT was. This time it was everywhere and by the time I got her cleaned up she had to ride home in JUST her diaper part of the dress she was wearing. The rest was a mess. We were halfway home and Alec said, "mom...Mikayla is puking everywhere!" I could hear it so I pulled the van over and jumped in the back and sure enough.....she was losing EVERYTHING. It was all over the place. Lovely. We finally get home and get her bathed and dressed only for her to "blow out" of 4 more outfits before nightfall. At this point I was getting concerned. By yesterday morning we had gone through too many sleepers to count and every single crib sheet that I owned. I called my mom in a panic and told her she HAD to come up to watch Alec so I could get Mikayla to the ER. At this point she was NOT crying tears and was lethargic. I knew she was deydrated. I couldn't keep a thing in her. She drove up and I ran out the door calling Kris on the way to the hospital. We spent a good portion of the evening at the Pediatric ER. They hooked her up to an IV and were able to bring down her 103.5 temp. The IV thing was terrible but she HAD to have it. They took a culture at the hospital and sure enough...she has Rotavirus and still today it is NOT getting much better...although she seems more hydrated. I am exhausted. I feel like every thirty minutes or so I am changing her...ALL of her...not just the diaper if you know what I mean.

So this means we have to cancel our trip to Florida this weekend. Like an idiot we did NOT get travelers insurance so we are paying a small fortune to cancel them. Ridiculous. We are hoping to travel down there in two weeks now. Normally I wouldn't care so much but the whole point of this trip, as many of you know, was for us to see my grandma. She is NOT doing well at all. She is very, very sick and is really having a very hard time. Please pray that she keeps fighting and that she finds the inner strength to go on. She is having a surgery this evening because she has to have a new port put in because her veins are all shot. It's just bad and I am devestated over it. So please, PLEASE pray for my sweet grandma and for Mikayla. And then pray for all of us, that we do not get this terrible virus.

Now the highlight of this post is that we got our pictures today online. They don't come back for a few more days but we were able to view them today. I adore them all. I truly do. Here are some of my favorites. There are a ton of them but I am not posting them all....just the best ones. Enjoy and please remember to keep my family in your prayers.