A Poopy Time!

The bugs are a flyin' this year! Jacob decided that he needed to do a #2 in the afternoon of New Year's Eve and let's just say it was the start of things to come. His bottom was a little red, but didn't seem to be anything to worry about. So, we were off to our New Year's celebration...

Part way through the party, Jacob needed to have a diaper change. So, I headed upstairs out of the way of any passersby and a little less noise for Jacob. He was pretty upset and was crying a fair amount. We thought it was because he was just a lot tired... While changed another messy diaper and not quite having the new one buttoned, Jacob started hacking because we think he just had himself so worked up... Well, if it was this or not, we will never know, but I quickly picked him up because of the hacking when Jacob let loose all over my shirt and pants. His freshly eaten brownie was the most noted. After relieving himself, he settled right down and allowed us to get cleaned up and rejoin the party.

We were able to keep Jacob consoled until the drop of the ball and the pinata. The 15 plus kids were anxious for both and Jacob just cowered with me in a dark corner... It wasn't too long after a little more visiting that Jacob starting to get upset again, so we decided it was time to leave because he was tired and not really feeling himself.

On the way home, we tried going as fast as we could (can't push it that much on New Year's Eve). We got close to our exit when we knew Jacob was getting worked up again and pushed ourselves a little more. Whoops! Too late! Jacob yacked again all over his coat and car seat. I considered running red lights, but again, not on New Year's Eve...

By this diaper change, Jacob's bottom was on FIRE!! as we coated/caked it with Desitin. It was a rough night getting and keeping him to sleep as we have already been having issues at night that we were planning to start working on again.

New Year's Day was spent changing many dirty diapers and trying to console Jacob with Motrin and gas drops as the poopies just kept happening. We also kept pushing water on Jacob of which he was happy to oblige. His bottom started showing some relief later in the day, but there was still some concern that this might be a reaction to one of the shots. Depending on the source, symptoms could show in the first 7 days or they could show after the 7th up to the 12th day. The side affects could include fever, diarhea, swollen glands and a rash.

We decided to call the doctor and get him in today to get checked. Jacob's bottom was definitely better, but the poopies weren't. After a visit with the doctor, Jacob was found to have a stomach virus. We were told to give him pedialyte, apple juice, bananas, etc. to help him out. He was also given an antifungal ointment for his bottom.

We know that Jacob was definitely in pain during his diaper changes because he would just shake and/or chew on his shirt sleeve during it. He has been a real trooper this whole ordeal as he has not really batted our hands away, etc. and has allowed us to clean him and get some cream on to help his bottom. It has really wiped him out, so we are hoping that we can all get a great nights sleep tonight...