5:50 am

Thanks for praying for Benjamin today.  We were suspicious when he went to sleep much earlier than usual on Thursday evening.  However when he got up yesterday, he drank about 4 oz and seemed ok, other than the cough/sinus symptoms we've been dealing with for a month.  He went to school but by mid-morning his teacher was calling concerned about him.  When we heard he was currently sleeping, I called the Dr's office and Larry headed out the door.  He went from school to  the pediatrician's office to the hospital for xrays and then home. Benjamin really didn't seem well and by middle of the afternoon we felt like he probably needed to have some lab work done to see if his lethargy was due to dehydration.  So Larry took him back to the hospital while I took the older kids to CYT rehearsal.  We both arrived back home just a bit before Rod (sister Dianne's husband from Alaska) arrived for dinner.  We tried to give Benj a little fluid (primarily pediatlyte) but the smallest amt, even his binky set him off into a wretching jag.  The pediatrician called during the evening with lab results (mild dehydration....as of 4 pm yest).  Jamie stayed up with him until 2am, then let me know she was going to bed.  I woke up hourly with him coughing/gagging and finally gave up sleeping around 5:15.  He was awake and wanted out of his crib.  I'm planning to take him up to the hospital as I've no doubt that he now needs IV fluids.  Thanks for your prayers for him today.  It would be wonderful if they could easily get his IV started and some fluids should help him start feeling better right away.  This doesn't look like a surgical issue or anything related to what the surgery is planned for....just one of those things that most can weather at home, but Benjamin just can't keep up on fluids on his own.  Larry went back to work last night for a 6 night stretch....thankfully I had help lined up already for Kristin thinking that Benjamin might be in the hospital this weekend for his previously scheduled surgery...so that's a blessing not to have to worry about scrambling things together today.  I'll keep you posted.  Love Janelle & all