no fun in the sun

So yesterday Andrew woke up from his nap a little grumpy- I wasn't alarmed at first. Wouldn't eat...then began looking really pale and started vomiting. After Kev got home he got even worse and was completely lethargic....almost unresponsive. We took him to urgent care and they were a bit concerned due to his behavior and thought it might be a concussion (The backstory being that we had gone to the pool yesterday and Andrew did fall once backwards but didn't even cry and I wasn't even sure that he hit his head). So they wanted us to go to the emergency room and get a catscan just to be sure. He continued vomiting and then after about an hour seemed to be doing much better and perked up a bit. After a long night of thorough exams, they finally concluded that he may have had a sun stroke. I guess going to the pool, even though we were only there about 45 min., ( a little on the side of dehydration) could have done it. I was afraid maybe he swallowed too much water....who knows? After they gave him the all clear to drink again gulped about 4 cups of fluid--he did OK last night and seems to be fine this morning.

It was a scare for us and we thank God that it wasn't more serious. It is a wake up call when you are going about your day and something like that happens. It makes you realize how vulnerable we are and how much we have for which to be thankful.

I always try to make sure that the boy s drink a lot -especially in the summer- but yesterday I guess Andrew didn't have as much as he needed. I will have the be the hydration nazi for the rest of the summer.

Can you believe that after 5 years of parenting last night was the first time we had a child vomit and the first trip to the emergency room??? Pretty good record.

Meanwhile, I am getting over a sinus infection and round of pink eye---lovely.