Little Will and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

kme930

What a day it's been! About 5 minutes after DH left for work this morning (still getting used to being on my own at home with the little guy since this is DH's first week back), my phone rang.

The pediatrician was calling to say that the little guy's newborn TSH screen raised concerns, so I had to take him to the hospital this morning for a blood draw (a real one, out of his arm - I almost fell apart during the process). He screamed during the entire wait - it wasn't quite feeding time and I wanted to be able to feed him once the ordeal was done to help soothe him. But the wait ended up being longer than advertised, so I was that terrible mom with the screaming baby in the waiting room.

Then we walked home from the hospital, and what normally would be a very good time for little Will (a post-feeding walk) for some reason couldn't console him after the blood draw.

Shortly before getting home, the little guy spit up a tremendous amount, so I changed his outfit. 

He was acting hungry, and I was in the mood to appease him and thought he lost so much in the spit up episode, so I fed him a bit more, during which he had a massive poo-splosion all over himself and me. 

And this was all before noon. 

I'm exhausted. 

(ETA: We also almost got hit by a truck that didn't see us at a stop sign on the way home. I was so in shock and already in such a state that I cried the rest of the way home. I can't believe I forgot that part. Yikes - I need a drink! )

LVBlvd

Good times!! Poor little thing - I hope his blood work comes back okay!

Mouseygail

Oh poor will! And poor mommy! I hope tomorrow is better for you both!!

jenber77

Oh, man, that's rough! I hope Will's okay and doesn't need any more blood draws!

perry7285

aww, poor guy! poor you! i hope tomorrow's easier. (((hugs)))

kristinamh6

That is a very rough day! How scary about the truck. I would have cried too, especially after the Dr visit. So sorry, and I hope tomorrow is a better day. (((HUGS)))

tigerlily5

i am sorry I can totally relate -- i have had many of those days crying (both me and DD) to, from and during dr visits --  hope things got better as the day went on and you got good results from the test.  GL!

GuitaristsGirl

Aw, poor little guy, and poor mom!  Hope things got better.