Not again...

Liam finished his last dose of antibiotics from his most recent case of strep on Sunday.  This morning, he complained that his tummy hurt, but I assumed he was just hungry and needed to eat breakfast.  He ate breakfast and said his tummy felt a little better but still hurt.  

The boys were going to my parents house for the day because both Scott and I still had to work and the boys were already on Christmas break.  When we got to my parents, Liam was saying that his tummy hurt, and I was telling my mom that he  had been complaining about it this morning but I thought it was because he was hungry, but it hadn't gone away yet.  Right then, he got sick on her floor.  Sigh. 

Mom of the year award for not listening when your son said his tummy hurt.  I panicked and thought that this upset tummy meant that the strep hadn't gone away and was creeping back in.  Typically, Liam is one of those kids who gets an upset stomach with strep.  So, I loaded him up and took him to the walk in hours at the doctor to get a strep test.  

By the time the doctor saw us, Liam claimed to be feeling fine - his throat didn't hurt, his tummy didn't hurt and he just wanted to go back to Grandma and Papa's house to play.  The doctor did a strep test which came back negative, but they still sent it out for the lab culture.  When this happened in September, the lab culture was positive, so I was hoping this wasn't the case.  

He had big ole crocodile tears when I told him I thought I should take him home so he didn't get Karsten or Grandma and Papa sick, so after chatting with my mom, I took him back to their house with plans to pick him up if he got sick again.  

The doctor had said he should have Gatorade or Pedialyte to help restore electrolytes.  I explained that Liam would not drink any of those things, he only would drink water.  She suggested Chicken Noodle soup broth - winner!  So, he ate broth when he got back to Grandma and Papa's, then was ravenous for the rest of the day.  Luckily, this seemed to have been an isolated case - perhaps something upset his tummy - who knows.  I'm just glad it passed quickly and wasn't strep...again!