This was Christmas Eve. Carson was not feeling well at all but we still didn't have a CLUE what was wrong.
Christmas morning about 5 am. It's still dark outside. Looking back at these now I see how gaunt he was beginning to look.
Notice how his collar bones are sticking out and how dark he is around his eyes. This was when we called the pediatrician.
This was when I came home from my mom's and decided it was time to go to the ER. For the love of God if your child ever looks like this but doesn't have a fever TAKE THEM TO A DOCTOR OR HOSPITAL! It's amazing how quickly he morphed into this.
Mike and Carson at the ER right after finding out Carson's sugar was over 700. Devastated doesn't even begin to describe the feeling.
This was taken right before the transport team loaded him into an ambulance.
The first night in the PICU. 3 IV's in on arm and you can see they actually had one in the left arm as well but they removed it later when it "dried out".
The next morning in the PICU. As you can see we had a huge room. Our nurse told us later we had the biggest suite in the entire hospital. I told her we would pay for it too :). One good thing is he's awake.
Mike getting to hold his boy after a long night at home worrying.
Asleep and moving out of PICU to the diabetes floor.
Carson's new room (and excellent nurse Erin).
Up and moving Dec 27 when I arrived in the am.
Evening of Dec 27. Finally a smile! We knew we were going home the next day.
Morning of the 28th. No IV's!!
Finally a change of clothes :) Looking much better but still not like my baby boy.
Daddy helping Carson with lunch- the last meal in the hospital!!!
Finally home :)
Wrists days after the A-line attempts. I wish I could punch that guy in the face now lol.
My boy's back!! Half naked and smiling.
Finally seeing his Christmas presents from the grandparents.
Carson's check up on New Year's Eve with the pediatrician. He gained all of his weight back plus some. Got a flu shot and didn't even flinch. Such a trooper.
Carson's diabetic bag. Novolog (fast acting insulin for meals), Lantus (24 hour lasting insulin given at bedtime), Ketostrips (white bottle used for checking ketones in urine. Looks like pool strips to check the ph in a pool), Glucagon (red box for emergencies), needles, alcohol pads and the little black pouch has his meter, test strips, lancet pen and alcohol wipes as well.
So there's our week in pictures. One stressful week. I hope it gets easier.
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