One: It is March. March is awesome. That is all*.
Two: It is 9:30 exactly, and 2of3 and I are the only people awake. Why, you ask? Was there a carbon monoxide leak? Did I duct tape the other two to their beds? No. We are the only two awake because the other ones are exhausted. See, The Donor works on Friday and Saturday nights, so we never get to have Friday or Saturday nights. We don’t do anything. Weekends mean gymnastics and playing outside and that is it. There is never bowling or movies or anything. Because I’m grossly outnumbered, that’s why. Well, last night, we said Screw It. We went out. At 9 o’clock last night. Where did we go?
The E.R., that’s where.
3of3 decided that she wasn’t going to drink anything yesterday. She also did not manage to go pee once all day yesterday. Being grossly outnumbered, I really didn’t even notice until 8 last night, right before bed.
“Self,” I said, “Self, this doesn’t seem right.” I emailed my personal physician and then I called the nurse line.
They told me to call an ambulance.
I told them no.
She was fine, really. She was playing and giggling and doing all the things a two year old does; she just couldn’t pee. They mud-wrestled me into taking her to the E.R.
And then she peed. It was a very small amount and darker than I would have liked, but she peed. And then she took a big gulp of water.
We went anyway.
At 11 o’clock, she peed again. Since we hadn’t actually been seen by anyone yet, I just took her home. Doctors don’t like it when you point out the fact that sometimes you can manage you child’s health better than they can.
We stopped on the way home for gas station popsicles** (hey, fluid is fluid, you know?) and then we settled in for a movie. A Lord of the Rings movie. Of course, last night was the night I promised the boys Lord of the Rings, and of course they were not letting me off the hook. At 1:30, I gave up and went to sleep. They’re all still alive this morning.
Let us pray that the child wakes up with a soaked diaper. Let us ALL pray.
*Except that this means there are 19 days until my birthday. I’d like flowers and chocolates, please.
**If I ever run a gas station, again, I will stock the freezer with Pedialyte Popsicles. You only ever need them at midnight. Someone should have thought of this by now.
Rachel
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 12:06Oh sweets. I am so sorry about all that.
I’m praying she wakes up with a super saturated diaper and that everyone is all better today. Yucky.
But, you make me laugh.
I love the LOTR. LOVE IT! Now I won’t to go watch the whole trilogy while curled up with a pizza and a bunch of miller lites. You’re a bad influence. Wanna come?
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Marge
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 12:10Hydration is a tricky thing. The real question is – why are you awake at 9:30 after the night from ER hell?
For the love of pete, please don’t run a gas station again. We still call it ” gas station” all these years later.
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Marge
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 12:11that was supposed to be “{Mr Lady’s} gas station}
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Marge
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 12:11friggin’ html syntax!
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MommyTime
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 12:13You are so right! You should become the pedialyte popsickle rep and sell only to gas stations — you’d make a fortune.
Also, I hope 3of3 is better today.
Also, you are so lucky they’re sleeping in. Mine stay up late at a party or something and still get up at the crack of dawn. Except then they’re crabby too. Good times.
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Mindi
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 12:58Hey there chickie! Please let us know how all is going on the piss-watch! (and I hope the fact that you haven’t posted an update means that you are having a fun time with the kids and not back at the ER!)
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Stacey @ Real World Mom
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 13:02Hope she’s doing better!
My b-day is in 9 days. We’re *almost* twins! :-)
Jenty
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 13:11Hope 3of3 pees through her nappy!! Nothing worse than worrying about dehydration!
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Maria [Immoral Matriarch]
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 14:18I hope she pees!
And how did you get that cute little hovering message above your links? Is that some fancy dancy WordPress option?
tiff
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 15:16Firstly: March! Can you believe it? Where did those first few weeks of the year go?
Secondly; Sorry you had to make a trip to the ER. Hopew everyone is ok today, sleep deprived and ring – ed out.
Thirdly; I think you might be onto something. Pedialyte icees are always needed just when there is nothing open.
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ohmommy
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 16:18Oh no.
Praying for a soaking wet diaper. And hope she fills up her Dora car many times today. :)
Latte Mommy
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 16:31Naughty nurse, huh? Have you been peeping in my windows and seen me in my nurse’s outfit? :)
Glad to hear she peed for you last night, hope the peeing has continued today. Pedialyte popsicles rock, but any old popsicle will do in a pinch. It’s all about getting something, anything into them. (And I *love* how the nurse’s line always overreacts. Always.)
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Kidlet
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 17:35Pedialyte popsicle… genius.
I wonder what effect the extra salts in the pedialyte will have on its freezing.
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Gordo
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 18:07Gas stations should be required to carry that sort of stuff. And pizza. The best pizza I ever had was from a gas station. :-) Of course I was drunk, but what does that have to do with anything?
If it makes you feel any better better, there are 17 days until my birthday. :-)
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Ree
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 18:43ERs suck. No pee-pee sucks.
Viggo? Yum.
Just sayin’
Hope everything is well and light yellow today.
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HP
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 19:32Oh, I’m doing a pee pee dance.
Blog hopping–HP
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Diane
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 19:55Hope the little one is much better.
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Secret Agent Mama
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 20:02I can’t wait for your birthday! :D
I’m sorry to hear about 3of3, poor thing. I hope she’s made mad peepee today!
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Penelope Anne
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 20:30Hope all is well on the diaper front. My MIL went to the ER tonight and the news hasn’t been good.
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Gordo
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 20:31Fellow fish, fellow fish! I’d like Spring (and green grass!) for my birthday. What are you asking for? :-D
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Leslie Dillinger
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 21:45Aww. Poor 3of3! I hope she is peeing a lot today!
Sarcastic Mom
Saturday, 1 March, 2008 at 23:04Ugh. We had that worry on Tuesday after a Monday night, “Hi, I’m Braden and I’m going to vomit and then inhale it, choking on it, becauase I idolize Jimi Hendrix.” We got through that with only a minor heart attack, and then he was feverish and we pumped pedialyte into him the next day.
Drawback: Now he wants to friggin’ drink Pedialyte all day. Fuck.
Hope your lil’ sweet thing is better soon, hon.
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zoeyjane
Sunday, 2 March, 2008 at 0:21so what you’re saying is that while i was stalking you on cre8buzz to see how to get Isobel to stop puking her guts out, you were dealing with a lack of fluids. She’s feeling better today, I hope! (even though she wasn’t feeling ‘bad’ to start with)
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Huckdoll
Sunday, 2 March, 2008 at 2:29Poor little thing, I hope she doesn’t have a bladder infection – they hurt like hell though – you’d hear it.
Ha – remember what I was telling you about the stupid nurse’s line?? Call a freakin’ ambulance?! Pssh.
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frogpondsrock
Sunday, 2 March, 2008 at 4:35(((hugs))) kim xx
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Alison
Sunday, 2 March, 2008 at 7:44Wow do I feel your “pain” at the lack of pee!! I had to hold my kid down and pour stuff down his throat and it still didn’t work!
I hope yours has peed nice and clear and soaked not only her diaper but her sheets and blankets too!
Could you also make sure to have hoagies at your gas station in addition to your pedialyte pops?!?!
thanks so much!
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Momo Fali
Sunday, 2 March, 2008 at 11:35Oh dear! I hope she’s okay! I’m really surprised they told you to call an ambulance though. Seems a bit extreme. Maybe there’s something I don’t know about how dangerous it is to not pee.
I’m going to see you some virtual chocolates in advance, since I can barely remember my own kids’ birthdays!
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celticbuffy
Sunday, 2 March, 2008 at 12:10In lieu of Pedialyte, 3 parts Gatorade mixed with 1 part cranberry juice will work. My OB recommended this when I had the flu during my last pregnancy and was getting extremely dehydrated. I’ve used it as our “magic elixir” since then. Doesn’t matter what flavor Gatorade (our favorites are orange, lemon-lime, and glacier freeze), just whatever the kids like best.
March birthdays rock! I’m on a countdown to mine at the end of the month.
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celticbuffy
Sunday, 2 March, 2008 at 12:12PS. As a soon-to-be EMT, that nurse was an idiot! What a freakin expensive visit to the ER that would have been!
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Loralee
Sunday, 2 March, 2008 at 12:16Do you stores not stay open 24 hours a day?
Dude, I’m in the sticks and all 5 of our stores are open all night.
If they don’t, though? GENIUS idea about the gas stations.
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April
Sunday, 2 March, 2008 at 12:47Quoting: Doctors don
CableGirl
Sunday, 2 March, 2008 at 18:32Ugh! Nothing sucks quite so bad as midnight ER runs. Sorry. And yeah, pedailyte popsicles at a gas station is a brilliant idea.
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kelly
Sunday, 2 March, 2008 at 19:09How the little angel is doing better. Thinking of you both.
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Winter
Sunday, 2 March, 2008 at 20:37I hope the baby peed. Too much fluid coming out is what most people have to endure, but nothing coming out is worse.
I don’t think I ever had anything like that happen to me. But then again, I only have the 1 kid and she freaks me out more at 18 than she ever did at 2. Today, she posted a pic of herself on her MySpace in her new leopard print Frederick’s bra. See what you have to look forward to?
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janethesane
Sunday, 2 March, 2008 at 21:48Wishing you lots of wet diapers. I keep thinking I should have some Pedialyte in the cupboard just in case. My wee one wouldn’t drink her bottles today except an ounce at a time and it drove me crazy.
This is also my birth month. We should totally eat cake. All month.
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Jennifer
Monday, 3 March, 2008 at 7:12Awe. Hope 3of3 is better and urinating now.
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Kim
Monday, 3 March, 2008 at 7:36I hope 3of3 is feelin better and making lots of wet diapers for Mom..
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Jen
Monday, 3 March, 2008 at 11:59They told you to call an ambulance? For a conscious…albeit non-peeing little one? Sheez…no wonder health care is so expensive.
I think the pedialyte popsicle rep is way more glamorous than a gas station manager. What type of delivery vehicle do you think you would get? Something neon and phallic?