OKC Trip Canceled due to Sick Baby

Well, we were supposed to make Madelyn't first trip to OKC this weekend for the Koster family reunion. Madelyn was being a little cranky on Thursday night and was running a fever of 102. Trish stayed home with her all day Friday and they went to the doctor at 2:00. The doctor said she had a virus and that with the virus there was a possibility she would start having diarrhea and vomiting and would be contagious up to 24 hours after she stopped running a fever. That day Trish got an early birthday cake and balloons at work. I picked it up for her and brought them home. We were a little surprised at how intrigued Madelyn seemed to be by the colorful balloons. I decided to put them a little closer to her and see what she would do. I would say she definitely enjoyed them. We finally went to bed Friday night hoping to wake with a healthy baby and be able to head to OKC early Saturday morning. Shortly after her first bottle Saturday morning the real fun started. I don't know how, but I am pretty sure she managed to throw up a day and a half worth of formula. We ended up having puddles of vomit on both me and in the chair I was sitting in. After we got everything cleaned up and sat down for a minute, I heard what you would expect to come out of a very sick adult after a night of entirely too much Taco Bell. My first thought was did Trish really just have an accident in her pants. Then after closer inspection I discovered that it was in fact Madelyn. I guess I have never seen or smelled baby diarrhea, but this had to be one of the top 5 most foul smelling things I have ever experienced. I think it was at this time that we gave up on the trip to OKC for sure. We called the doctor back, and they advised us to start giving her about a half ounce of Pedialyte every 30 minutes. Between this and the Tylenol she was still running a fever but you could tell she was starting to feel a little better. Madelyn and Mom slept on the couch and tried to get in a little relaxing time before the evenings big OU game. We woke Madelyn up and took a few pictures before her first OU game. Her and mom even got little bit excited for her first touchdown. I know personally I always feel better when OU is winning. However the day would again take a turn for the worse, as Sam Bradford got hurt and the sooners lost to BYU. This morning Madelyn woke up still running a fever and having bad diarrhea but she is in a happier mood and has been enjoying her formula. Overall not such a good weekend, but things will get better. Sorry we missed everyone at the reunion, hopefully we will have a little better luck next year.

The video's below are of Madelyn playing with the balloons and of her talking during the OU game. I know she doesn't know what it means but she says MaMa all the time. It always puts a smile on Trish's face.