In the ER

We are sitting here in the ER waiting to see a doctor after a very strange behavior this afternoon. At about 12:30, the girls and I were going outside to play...I brought Lydia's baby swing outside to join us. As I was walking out with her, she threw both arms out to the side and let out a yell like a two-year old seeing a scary monster...she did it about 2-3 times. I thought it was odd, but looked at her and besides a scared look...I thought she was ok. Then I proceeded to buckle her in the swing and she did it again. Clearly, something was wrong. When she let out the yells the second time, Martin heard her from inside the house and jumped out of bed (He's been in bed sick all day...possibly the flu...we'll get back to that.) and said, "Was that Lydia??" It did not sound like a 5 month old baby at all. I immediately picked her up, and she continued doing it for the next minute or so. Martin called 911, and we waited for the paramedics to arrive. They basically weren't sure of anything, but recommended that we take her to the hospital or call our doctor. Since the neurologists do not receive calls after hours, we talked to the pediatrician on call. Dr. Guidroz said that she felt Lydia would be fine, but she didn't want to just let it go without her being seen, so she sent us to the ER at the Lake for a neuro-evaluation. Here we are. I'll try to update as soon as I can after we hear something. Changes that I'll alarm the doctors of: She skipped a day of her ACTH shot for the first time yesterday...and her Levoxyl dose was changed back to 25 mg starting today. Dr. Lutfallah's nurse (pediatric endocrinologist) called yesterday...her TSH level was mildly elevated, so that's why they increased it again.

Besides all of this excitement, she had been having a relatively good day...two feedings with no crying, happy and cheerful.

Back to Martin...we dropped him off at the Lake After Hours clinic, and his mom met us there to stay with him and bring him back home. He has been running fever with aches and chills for the last couple of days. I'll update on his progress when we hear something too.