After a grueling trip from the USA back home to China I was looking forward to falling into my bed and leaving the child care up to Chris. However, about one day after we got home Zoe started vomiting and didn't stop for two days. The vomiting was eventually joined by horrible diarrhea and fever. Zoe was immediately diagnosed by the American pediatrician here with Rota Virus. I. hate. Rota. Rota is what led to Bailey's febrial seizure and subsequent not breathing for several minutes when she was a year and half old. Rota and I are not friends. Rota completely destroys the digestive tract of those who are unlucky enough to encounter it, and it takes days to recover. Zoe was wracked. Vomiting bile.... I'll spare you the rest of the details. I was up all night trying to get her to keep down just a few cc's of rehydration fluid (unsuccessfully). In the end we took her to get an iv for rehydration, and that helped her get through it. The only good thing about both my girls now already having had rota is that neither of them will probably ever get it again. I hope...
