Today Maura experienced severe stomach pain again, the same thing that sent us originally to the ER. It started at 3:30p and was very scary. We couldn't figure out why it would be happening? Her sugar was good. We called the Dr. and he thought it was constipation. We just didn't feel like it was that. I reviewed her diet and realized we weren't getting alot of carbs in her. She needs them for energy or her body will start burning fat for fuel and spilling ketones. We checked for ketones in her urine and there they were, moderate to high. We immediately began pushing fluids as this is a potential ER visit. We were able to get them down and her pain went away.
We are so thankful she is resting easy right now, and we are hoping to get a good nights sleep. Last night was awful, between her night waking and Josiah having a tummy ache. We are hanging by a thread. I am so thankful Mark is home for the summer, he is with me every step of the way. We are leaning on each other. Unfortunately, I am all she wants so he feels quite helpless. But his just sitting up with me through the night meant the world to me. When people say I do and for better or worse, how can those starry eyed lovers ever imagine what that would mean? That it would mean just that, holding one anothers hand through a long sleepless night, joined by our concern and worry over a child we love more than ourselves. Taxed beyond belief, sweaty, tousled and exhausted. Now that's a beautiful thing.
Off to bed, I hope.
blessings
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