Yesterday Lucy and I got home from spending 6 days at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee. Last week she started getting really sick - spiking very high fevers and not eating. We ended up in the ER, were there for 7 hours, and then she was transported to Children's. She was hooked up to an IV the entire time, so she wouldn't get dehydrated, and they treated her fevers while running multiple tests to determine the cause. Her fevers, at one point, were going higher than 104. It was very scary. After a couple days the final lab came back and it turned out she had a UTI. Those are much worse for a baby since they're so little and any infection takes more of a toll. They added antibiotics to her IV and her fevers finally started going down. Shawn stayed at the hospital with us the first couple nights but had to go home eventually because of work and Asa. Asa was able to spend most of the 6 days with my parents.
We are so thankful that Lucy didn't have anything more serious and that she responded so well to treatment. We're also thankful that our insurance covered such an amazing hospital. She received the best care possible.
I'm truly exhausted from spending so much time in upheaval and emotional stress. I missed my little boy SO much during that time. It's almost like a week of my life just disappeared. I'm still processing everything that happened. But, for now, life is sweet and wonderful with my little ones near me.
