Thankful (warning really long post)

What a crazy week it has been. My little Paigie ended up in the hospital. It started last Monday with Paige throwing up ,after that once she seemed to be fine and did not throw up the rest of the day. I thought oh maybe she just ate something that made her tummy upset. Boy was I wrong. I tried all of the tricks, the BRAT diet, stirring the carbonation out of coke and giving her just a little bit at a time, no milk just pedilyte and just about anything else that i could think of to get her to keep something down. Well by Wednesday she just was not getting better if anything worse, so I took her to the Dr. Bryton had to be hospitalized for dehydration when he was little so I knew that this was a possibility,I also knew how fast it can happen. The Dr. looked at her and said "lets just watch her and see how she does. She is not dehydrated yet but it can happen really quickly, she needs to be able to keep down liquids." That night the Dr. called back and asked how she was, by that time she had kept down about 16oz of pedilyte so I thought that she was getting better. The next day she continued to keep down some pedilyte but still just did not act like her self. Poor little stink, just kept pointing to her chair and saying ea ea (eat) so I decided to try some chicken noodle soup, well that was a mistake she threw up that and most of the pedilyte that she had that afternoon. So Friday we were back at the Dr. I was pretty sure that we would end up going to the hospital but hearing the Dr. tell us that was what needed to happen just made me so sad. As a mother you want to do all that you can for your kids and always keep them out of harms way. I just kept thinking wow this is my second time doing this maybe I am doing something wrong. When Bryton went in he was so dehydrated that they only could get a good vain for his IV in his head which was so sad. I was so worried that they would have to do the same thing to Paige. The first time they tried it her little hand and it looked like it had worked. She was so brave she barely even cried, but before they got to much further it blew, then she cried! I thought to myself oh this is going to be just like Bryton, but luckly the second time it worked great. I felt so bad for her having to have her arm all taped up like that, but I knew that it would make her feel so much better at the same time. It's amazing how much you learn from yor first child, I am soory Bryton. But I was a lot calmer this time around not just because I knew that things were going to be OK, but I knew that I had to make sure Paige did not feel my fear or sadness. They ran the tests and everything came back pointing to signs of dehydration and nothing else, which was such a relief. The first night was the worst. She had so many things hooked up to her that she had a really hard time sleeping, and every time she moved I was worried she was going to pull her IV out. She is my baby that wants to be in her crib and really cant sleep well unless she is. Which is completely opposite from Bryton, when he was hospitalized I said we cant have a crib we need a bed he only sleeps with us. I just wanted to hold her all night but she would point to the crib. I asked her if she wanted to lay down in the crib and she would say "yeah." As soon as she moved the cords would get in the way and wake her right up. The next night she only had the IV they were able to take the other monitors off so she slept much better. Both nights as I laid in the chair next to her crib I felt so many different emotions. I was sad, worried about Bryton, worried about Paige, tired, but so thankful for so many things in my life. Thankful that we have hospitals and Doctors to take care of our children when they are sick. Thankful for amazing friends and family that are always there for us. I want to tell you all that I truly do not know what I would do with out you. My family was so great to help us with Bryton. He got to spend all day Sunday with Grandpa KK and they both had such a great time. I love you mom and dad and don't know what I would do without you. To all of our dear friends thanks for the phone calls, the prayers, and just the genuine concern for our family. The phrase Ward Family has taken on a whole new meaning to me. Aunt Kellie and Uncle Dustin and there cute family were also amazing as they always are. Paige is very much a mommy's girl when she is sick. Kellie came over Saturday night to the hospital and Paige went right to her and almost fell a sleep on her, she loves her Aunt Kellie. Thankful for a caring son and brother.Bryton was so worried about Paige that he turned down going to the movies, because he "just wanted to go see his sister at the hospital." And last but by far the least thankful for the gospel. What an amazing thing to have in our life, to see Grandpa Issac and Adam lay there hands on Paige's head and give her a blessing, ohh the comfort that this brings to me. I am so thankful for Adam as the priesthood holder in our home, he is an amazing man. The Sunday before Paige got sick our Relief Society lesson was "Stand fast through the Storms of Life " So many things that we had talked about in relief society brought me much comfort through this rough time. At one point in the lesson it says " God will support and bless those who trust him in their times if trial." I know that in comparison to some trials this is such a small one but I learned so much from it. On Sunday they asked us if we would like to have the sacrament brought in to us. The spirit was so strong in that room as they knelt on the hard cold floor and blessed the bread and the water. So yes it was a rough week but also a great week to remember that I have soooo much to be thankful for. And last night as I rocked Paige to sleep in our rocking chair with no IV tubing in the way, And knew that Bryton was in the other room waiting for his bed time story(which is actually a song after Dad reads a real bedtime story) I thought to my self never take something as simple as this for granted again. Always be thankful for all that you have been blessed with.

We didn't have our camera but her our some pics off of Adam's phone.


She was such a happy girl after she got some fluids in her.