Happy Mother's Day to me... Friday we took Callie in to NCH because she was throwing up everything. They checked her shunt through x-ray and MRI and the results showed stable. By the time we got out, she was doing better. Yesterday she did fine with slower feeds. Today is a different story. Our morning has involved puke, puke, and more puke. She had some coffee ground emesis this morning, so I switched out her formula for pedialyte. Since then we've done much better as long as she doesn't move. Usually when we get the brown yuck it's after she has worn out her esophagus. I'm trying very hard to treat this from home, no one wants another stay in the hospital! Poor kid... Needless to say, our mother's day plans changed! Lucky for us, my daddy has volunteered to be the grill master today and cook out instead of eat out. Let's hope Callista gets over whatever this bug is soon!
Of course, what better day than today to give a shout out to our mommies. Both of our moms have been incredibly supportive of us throughout our lives and especially the last year and a half. We are so lucky to have two great women as influences and cheerleaders.
Some moms have the typical path to follow while others are forced to take a rougher road. But all moms have struggles and hardships and tough decisions to make. We all fight with ourselves about whether or not we chose correctly, did the right thing, are we a good mom? Enjoy the day and each second you have with your children, special needs or not, because that is what being a mom is all about.
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