Thomas' journal entry

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Thomas' journal entry today is shown in the photo above -- a drawing depicting his visit to the ER late Tuesday evening. He's lying on the hospital bed while the nurse is attempting to draw blood from the top of his right hand while daddy watches on. [I don't know when he started drawing aerials but this wasn't the first time. Way to go, Thomas!]

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Yes, Tuesday evening was a long night at our house. Immediately following their vaccinations at 1pm that afternoon both kids were very unhappy. Thomas complained about an upset stomach and ate very little the remainder of the day. Right after they went to bed at their usual 8pm bedtime, Thomas woke up upset. He had thrown up on his bed, in his doorway and then in the stairway. We were able to calm him, clean him up and call the doctor. They seemed to think there was no relation to him having received vaccinations earlier that afternoon and said to just keep an eye on him and give him a little fluid when he was ready. By 10pm, we thought we'd try to put him back to bed but upon standing he threw up again. This time, there was a little blood so Mike immediately took him to the ER. Three and half hours later, they returned home. Tests were done but everything came back perfectly normal and healthy. He received a nausea tablet in the hospital and that seemed to calm his stomach. Just before 1:30am, we were all back in bed asleep.

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Wednesday was a slow and easy day at our house. Thomas took an almost 3 hour nap in the morning and right through lunch. An hour after waking from his nap he was eating again, taking fluids just fine and running around the house with Meredith as if nothing had even happened. It was a long 24 hours for these kids and we're so thankful it has passed and everyone is healthy and fine again.