Saturday, April 24, 2010

I think we are finally ahead of the nausea and vomiting for Joe. The last time he got sick was yesterday evening around 6 pm. It was a slow night regarding intake of fluids but we did get some down and they stayed down. I think it took me around 9 hours throughout the night to get him to eat a freeze pop...a couple of bites every hour. It is funny how he could gobble these up at the ball park and now has no interest in even seeing them. Then, this morning, it took a few more hours to get him to eat an applesauce...again, a few bites at a time. He has been resting the entire day in bed or on the couch. He has napped on and off and takes a few sips of liquid at at time - when mom comes to bug him to take a sip. Smells are starting to bother him so that makes him all the more picky with food. Finally, this afternoon he said he wanted some Cheetos, these seemed to go down better for him...whatever it takes. I was encouraged that he actually wanted to try something at his own request. Since then he has even had a few bites of waffle. Getting some liquids and food in him seems to perk him up and makes mom feel better, too. He doesn't seem like he is on the edge of vomiting anymore so hopefully he will stay like this through the weekend. Either the effects of the treatment are wearing off or the medicine is working out a little better. He seems like he is in better spirits today and a little more peaceful as he rests.