What Stress?

So...as I was typing the previous post, my mom was running Lariska to the Pediatrician. She has been out of school for three days complaining of an earache and generally dizziness and a tummy ache. She had thrown up on Sunday, but we had also been in the Dells over the weekend and I figured she may have water in her ear as well as another round of the stomach flu. I was hoping the water would come out of its own accord and she would perk up by Tuesday afternoon.

So when she woke up this morning still feeling not-so-good, I decided it was time she get checked out. My mom wanted to take her in, so as to keep me away from the germs, and I was expecting to get a call that she had an ear infection and a virus. I was very surprised when, after not hearing from my mom for an hour, to call her and find out they were still at the Ped's and that Lari has Strep throat, an inner ear infection, an outer ear infection and had blood in her urine!  Not once did Lariska complain of a sore throat and so I had never even looked at it. I was even more surprised and chagrined to find out they were sending her to Children's!

It is now eight hours later.  We heard back from the lab and her kidney function is normal, so we think that is very good, since the blood in the urine is the main reason she was sent to the hospital. She was quite dehydrated, and has been on an IV drip for maybe the last three hours. It sounds like that pending on all her labs coming back good in the morning we should be able to go home. Talk about stress!  I thought she had a simple ear infection!  Sheesh. I am feeling like the world's worst Mommy.

Ugh.  Look at those circles under her eyes.  And, she is actually feeling a bit better in this photo.

Lari showing off her IV.