eric calming georgia, she refused to be bothered with the hospital gown and was much happier in just a diapergeorgia, inspecting her "ouch", her arm is taped into a splint to prevent her from taking the iv out
today was one of "those" days, the kind of day we all wish would be over even before they start. uncertainty was our compass and each action seemed to be fueled by that fight or flight adrenaline rush you only get when faced with fear. georgia was way overdue for many of her immunizations so, over the last year, we have been playing catch-up to get her back on track. so, wednesday i gave myself the pep talk and hauled her barely there skinny bum over to the doctors office. (oh, you know the pep talk, the i'd rather have my child uncomfortable for a few minutes than let her have the disease etc. etc. pep talk) all went well and she took the poky things like a trooper, i on the other hand was not so ok anyway, that night around dinner time is when she stopped walking. fine, we thought it was just soreness from the immunizations so i gave her some motrin and placed her little body into her crib. the next day she refused to put any pressure onto her legs and laid in my bed for a good hour, very un-georgia like, she is a mover and a shaker and not much has ever slowed this girl down. all day she was like this so, i started into the over protective mother mode and began to worry. i told myself to give it one more day, she was probably still just achy and didn't want to be bothered. this morning she woke up happy as can be but, once again she refused to put any pressure on her little legs. i called the doctor. the nurse called back a few hours later and a half an hour later we were in the office where georgia confounded the nurses and doctor with her odd behavior. half an hour after that, i was staring at the overly large fish tank for three fish waiting to be called into the triage center of the local emergency room. i don't know how many of you have been in this situation, but no matter how small the emergency or if you're just going to have some tests run, it is not an easy place to remain calm, no matter how fancy the fish tank. luckily, eric was able to come home early, pick andrew up from school and drive him to his cousin's birthday party. he walked into our room just after the nurse had extracted the blood needed for further testing from the iv in georgia's hand. georgia was so very mad, eric walked in and she immediately told about everything that happened (in her own language, of course) and leaped into his arms. not only did she hold me responsible, she wanted nothing to do with me. after a few x-ray films taken, a few sesame street videos watched, and a snack of bubble gum and cheerio's, georgia's iv was taken out and we were sent home. as each of the test results trickled in, we breathed a little easier, knowing what she didn't have. we still don't really know what is going on but, we do know that she is not fighting some seriously scary illnesses. the doctor seemed to think her refusal to walk and to use her legs has to do with some major inflammation of her hip joints and has instructed us on the care and what to watch for. he said he couldn't link it with her immunizations but then again he couldn't dismiss the possibility. so, georgia is due for some more immunizations in five months, i think i will wait on those. i am just thankful to be home, have her in her bed with her "bo" and "soft" sleeping peacefully. one thing i do know, a prayer was in my heart all day long and i had peace in my mind with all this crazy uncertainty happening that i know was given by my heavenly father. we'll keep you posted on her recovery.
