Too Good to be true

Robby was the most well behaved little boy in church last night. He sat on my lap and let me rub his back and hold him and everyonce in awhile he would climb over to dad's lap. We couldn't believe it. Rob and I have been attending church together alot lately, really because Maddy is in prep now and we are trying to be there for her. Anyhow we were in shock of how well he was. Usually Rob winds up taking him to the crying room or the car so he usually misses mass. But for some reason Robby was content with me! :)

That happiness didn't last long, by the time I got the kids home and to bed things quickly turned for the worst. About 10:15 Robby started to wretch and within seconds full blown sickness had occured all over mommy's bed! UGH... Now if you know me you know I don't handle bodily fluids well, especially throw up. This was the worst and lasted for 10-15 minutes. Finally he relaxed long enough for me to strip the bed, wipe the plastic on the bed (thank you mom for those plastic linings you keep on the beds!) and wipe down the bathroom. Oh and start a load of wash. When I finally got the rooms back in order I took him from my mom and put him on his crib mattress in my room. (Now mom do you realize why I let that take up space!?) I thought we would get some rest although I knew he was bound to get sick again.

It wasn't more than a minute after I put him down that he got sick for another 5-10 minutes. And then finally... sleep for him, not for me. I really regretted taking that muscle relaxer before bed, I was so drowsy and got no sleep because I had to keep him in an elevated position. Robby looses all muscle control in his neck and body when he is sick like that. He is like a rag doll and it sucks.

3 a.m. - The wretching begins again. Thankfully nothing happened but it was an awful eperience. I can relate to him when that happens. It is one of the things I deal with alot. Thank goodness for Zofran for me. Unfortunatly I had none of that for him.

So by 7 a.m. we made the decision of no school today and Nonna (my mom) would spend the afternoon with him when Toshia (his aide) left.

Praying for a better day and a good weekend. I called the Dr's. nurse and explained my dissapointment that he has come in several times since Christmas and they say he is fine but he is so congested and coughs so much. He has not been well since the holidays and I think that it is way too long for him to be this way. I am so tired of suctioning him and he is so miserable. Plus our pediatrician Dr. Patton is never available when he gets sick so he always sees docs we do not know. It is not Dr. Patton's fault as he has a lot of administrative things to deal with, it is just frustrating because he knows Robby the best and we trust him so much!

They just called me to tell me that Dr. Patton is coming in tomorrow and got us in a 4 p.m. slot. So we will spend all day at the Holiday Inn Conference center for an Autism conference and then head over with Robby for our appt.


Pray for his body and tummy to feel better. Thanks!