Leina slept soundly last night. No wakings or blowouts. We awoke this morning to the sound of her little voice holding a long conversation with Elmo about Artie-dog. I was so relieved! Of course, she then had a major blow out but so far, we’ve seen glimmers of her old self.

She ate a whole piece of bread for breakfast and drank a little water. Yipee!! I called the doctor anyway because yesterday and today she’s been having trouble walking. She’s wobbly and falls down on her own and has started using props to walk – chairs, sofas or our hands. This worried me and the doctor was concerned too so we’re watching her today, counting wet diapers, and monitoring progress. If she is still stumbling and falling tomorrow, I have to call back and probably take her in. But, the rest of her symptoms are normal dehydration & diarreha related so we know how to fix that.

Drink. Drink. Drink.

I have every cup filled and placed around the house. The kid is never more than two steps from liquid and I’m practically forcing drinking her. She sees me reach for a cup and starts crying “no no no!” but it doesn’t deter me. We need a wet diaper and we need it now! She’s winding down for her afternoon nap which is good. She’s been up and playing since seven this morning. I never thought I’d be so excited to hear that dolly needed her diaper changed.

Here’s hoping the munchkin is on the road to recovery!