home at last!

Kenzie is home, and doing good. More later.

Updates On The Upside

Just received another call from my mom. By now, my dad is there, too, and he will be on his way home in a few minutes. Here is her report:
-the baby drank 3 oz. formula
-she's a little grumpy/cranky (wouldn't you be?)
-they've got an IV in her arm; this is giving her water
-no diarrhea so far. Hallelujah!!!
-my parents are just about ready to put her to bed
-they did some blood work
-they don't have the blood work back yet, so they're still unsure of how long she'll have to stay there.
-she's doing pretty well

We'll just have to wait for the blood work to get back, and for her to get a little better, and then she should be on her way.

Waiting

There are many kinds of waiting. Waiting for Christmas, waiting for an awful movie to be over, a horrendous opera performance, your favorite TV show to start, to get your Chinese child home, and then there's waiting in the ER. Waiting to get your baby home, and waiting in the ER are perhaps the most bothering of the kind. Well, that is what my mother is experiencing right now, as I post this. She has been in there, waiting, for about an hour. The doctors' office was supposed to call and say that Kenzie needed to be admitted quickly on doctors' orders. Apparently, and quite dismally, there was no phone call. So, there's my mom, with an almost-one-year-old on her lap, sitting in a rather uncomfortable and hard plastic chair, in the ER waiting room. Children are probably crying around her, including her own, and calling of patients' names that is NOT Kenzie are probably only some of the sounds she hears. Anyway, there's no telling when she'll be able to get into a room.

HOLD IT!!!!

Just got a call from mom, she was just admitted into a room. Finally. This will be ending by current post. I will keep everyone up to date, and will let them know what happens.

Kenzie and my mom have just left the house to go to the hospital. My Grandma will be watching us here, at home, until sometime tomorrow, probably in the evening or afternoon. The time of now is 5:20, so, what's that? About two hours from her doctor appointment? Yes. Now, I personally wasn't there, because my aunt was watching us. But according to my mom & grandma, this is how it went:

Dr. Moshan (DM, she's Indian, I believe. And she usually says that everything is 5th's Disease.): It's probably Rotovirus. Just get her to drink fluids.
Mom & Grandma (MG): She won't take fluids!
DM: Get her to take the fluids. Then she'll be better.
MG: But she won't take them.
DM: Get her to try.
MG: We did, but she won't. We can't MAKE her take them.
DM: Well, it's either that, or to put her in hospital.
G (just my grandma): Well, I think that would be best.
DM: I agree.
G: It's not good for a little baby to have that much diarrhea, and not be able to take fluids.
DM: I agree.
(Why didn't she say that to begin with???!!!!)

So, anyway, that's what we did. In the hospital, she will have IVs put into her to help get some fluids into her. I'm not sure what else. Hopefully, she'll be better soon. And in time for her birthday! We're praying for her, and encourage you to do the same.

Sick on her birthday???

We (the family) have almost got through all of our viruses. In case you didn't know, Kenzie wasn't the only one to get sick. My mom, grandma, sister, brother, and me also got it. We are pretty much all over it, thankfully. Except Kenzie. Today makes about three days of diarrhea, having over a dozen diapers daily. Just this morning, she had five diapers. She is also not consuming any liquids into her body. She's smart, and she probably knows what's going on. My guess is because she knows it'll go straight through her. Earlier this morning, when she was still drinking fluids, she drank a bottle, and within a minute it came out the other end. If you get my drift. (She's in desperate need of another diaper just now!!!) She seemed to be getting better yesterday and Tuesday evening, eating and drinking. But now she won't. We've tried everything. She won't take formula, sippy cup, gatorade, juice, water, food. And if you know Kenzie, she's not the kind of baby who doesn't just "not eat." She lives to eat. By the way, she's having a lot of ''stuff'' in her diaper for someone who's not eating. But, the thing is, she doesn't act sick. She's watching Elmo's World (her fave!), and playing around w/ us. She has a 3:10 pm doctor appointment, and they said they may send us to the emergency room. In fact, they were debating whether to give us an appointment or send us straight there. No matter what the inconvenience is, we want to make sure that she doesn't get de-hydrated. I had this problem when I was a baby, and it was a lot of work. We're just really hoping she gets better soon, because, if you don't know, her birthday is this Tuesday (Dec. 4), and her party's Sunday. As long as she gets better. How bad would it to be sick on your 1st birthday? Anyway, we're just ready for all of this sickness to pass. So far, we thought we were pretty lucky. We heard a ton of stories about the kids coming home and getting sick and having problems. Nobody's perfect. But she's still our angel.

Hey!

My new slideshow is a mix between her when my mom put her hair into a ponytail, and the day she received her certificate of American citizenship. It's from a few days ago, and there are a few photos of each. Since the link to our other site in my last post is not actually a link, you can go to the side and click on the link under "Our other family site." It should work. How is Kenzie doing? Pretty well. She is a little sick, and my mom has been changing over a dozen liquid (poopy) diapers a day. However, today we took her to the doctor, and he told us to put her on Pedialite and Lactose formula. She should be better any day now.

Guess what, everyone?

My little sister now has her very own blog!!! She decided since I enjoy it, she may like it, too. So she created one! Here's the link:

http://www.thensidescoop.blogspot.com/

1st time in the balls!!!

Thanksgiving Thursday

Today, as you all know, was Thanksgiving. We cooked a bunch, and ate turkey, stuffing, beans, potatoes, rolls, and lots of cakes and pie. Kenzie wore her "My 1st Thanksgiving" t-shirt, and matching hair bow. We also set up our Christmas tree, and we decorated our house a little bit. Tomorrow, my dad's off work, and he's supposed to decorate our yard w/ lights. Although he's never done it, so we're not sure if it will happen. Kenzie loves our tree, and all the Christmas stuffed animals, and her Elmo ornaments. It's also almost Kenzie's birthday! On December 4th, Kenzie will be officially 1 year old. We can't wait! She is doing pretty well trying to walk. She'll probably be walking pretty well by her birthday. She can already walk up to four or six feet by herself. And her balancing is getting better. That's all for now. 'Bye!