UGH ICE!

Yesterday I was sent home from clinical at 9 due to the "winter storm" (when I think of winter storm I think LOTS of snow not ICE!) We all tried convincing our teacher just to let us stay and finish the day so we didn't have to come and make up the day but the college said we had to go home since they are liable for us. I wasn't really the happiest person, not that I didn't enjoy the day with Blaine and Dustin but I put in a lot of preparation for clinical and needless to say I don't like having to get up at 4 in the morning for nothing! So yesterday I came back to Dustins to get Blaine and well if you know what Dustins driveway looks like you'll understand that getting out of his driveway is a miracle to leave safely on a normal day throw ice into that equation and well it is impossible, so needless to say I am still stuck here today. Dustin however did manage to slide out of the drive way at 4:30 this morning to go to work. Blaine is getting restless being stuck inside. So for me that means my patience is running thin so I'm going to say a few prayers and think of a few things that Blaine and I can do around here (that doesn't include TV, which is all he wanted to do yesterday) I don't mind cold weather so much as long as there is snow on the ground. Sooo either come on snow or just let spring come!

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The past week

Well, I've been meaning to start this blog for a long time and just have never done so I decided than what better time than now right? I guess I'll start of with this past week.

On Monday we got to leave work early because of the winter storm we got. When I picked Blaine up he complained of his arms and legs hurting. My first thought was great, he is getting the flu like everyone else had the week prior. I get him home, check his temperature... 102 okay give him Motrin (the best drug ever for kids). I check his temperature again 3 hours later in the midst of a Monopoly game and it was 104.2. I give him more Motrin I checked his vitals, being the student nurse that I am, and those weren't so good either. So I said a few more prayers because the only way I was going to get out of my house was to call an ambulance because the storm was so bad. I stayed up most of the night praying that his fever would go down so his heart rate would go down with it. On Tuesday his fever went down a little but it would go down then go back up after the Motrin wore off. So on Wednesday Blaine started vomiting then I realized, hey he only went to the bathroom twice yesterday. Then the realization hit me that he was dehydrated. So I tried making him drink and he refused because he knew everytime he would drink something it would come right back up so I called the doctor and we went to see her and she decided to admit him to the hospital (which I already knew they would do) So off to St. Mary's we went and the whole way there all Blaine could talk about how he did not want a shot. Now trying to explain to a 3 year old that they weren't getting a shot but they would have to have a needle was a little difficult but he seemed to rather have a needle than a shot. So when we got to his room he made sure he told every nurse that came in the room that he didn't want a shot but he was going to have a needle. Now it was time for that needle. Two nurses took Blaine to the treatment room to start his IV and draw some blood. I like that they do that so the kids don't associate their hospital room or the parent with getting an IV. Blaine came back with a tear stained face saying " look mommy I have a wolverine hand." I was so proud of him for getting the IV, I could hear him cry and the only reason he cried was because he was scared and he didn't really cry that loud either. When we got off the elevator one of the nurses heard him say that him and his mamwa were going to play Candyland so she brought the game down to our room for him. I thought that was so nice. Dustin and my mom came to visit baring gifts of course. Mamaw bought him his two movies that he wanted ( The Aristocats and Snow Buddies) and 2 cars. We all played Candyland for a while then Blaine decided he was tired so he took a nap. My sister came by with Deerhead pizza ,which was awesome. So the next day (Valentines Day!) a woman who plays the harp for people who are in the hospital came in and played for Blaine. She even let him play the harp with her. As they were doing that another nurse came by and asked to take a picture because they were doing a project on distraction techinques with children. So here are a couple of pictures she took.

So later that day we got to go home. While Blaine is doing better he has seemed to pick up a cold.