Trip to the ER

So we had our first trip to the ER around 10:30 last night. Connor got REALLY fussy last night. He screamed louder, harder and longer than we've ever heard. He wouldn't be consoled. We tried rocking, swaying, walking, shushing, changing the pants, eating, standing by the dryer, going outside, rubbing the belly...NOTHING worked. He would quiet for a minute or two and then continue screaming inconsolably. He appeared to be in pain. When he would try to eat, he would pull off after the first swallow and he seemed to have a belly ache. There was also much less monkey poo last night than usual. (I tried moving his legs and squeezing him to try and get it out, but nothing.) We weren't sure if we could give him Motrin for the pain so we decided (after 1.5 - 2 hours of screaming) to call the after-hours nurse line. They told us to take him to the ER and to only go up to the Dell Children's Center. So we grabbed our stuff and our screaming child and put him in the car (not one of his favorite places on a good day).

Marley had no idea anything was going on and was passed out on the couch and couldn't be roused to go in the kitchen so we could leave. Sophie on the other hand seemed to know there was a problem and walked right in without the usual chase down. So we got in the car, I sat in the back and tried to console him. I rubbed his head and held his hand. Within 15 minutes, he was... fast asleep. (You knew this was going there, didn't you?)

So then we had to try and figure out if we still walk into the ER with a healthy, sleeping child (knowing they were going to laugh at us) or turn around and go home with a possibly sick child. So we continued on. There were many sick and coughing children in there and I kept a blanket over Connor's face most of the time we were in there. The triage nurse looked at him and then looked at us and said, "So what's wrong?" Dave attempted to give Connor the bottle we took along just in case and suddenly the child started eating. We looked at the guy and said we'd take him to the car, try to feed him and then make a decision about what we'd do. The child chowed down, fell asleep and we went home! He's been a little cranky today and only cat-napping, but things seem fine. He poo-ed sooooo much this morning that it came seeping out and onto everything within a one foot radius. (I think he's at it again!)

So, I have no idea what's going on with him but it seems that he wants to make our lives difficult...and is doing a darn good job of it right from the start. Oh well, at least he's healthy!