Family Vacation Part 2 - San Antonio a.ka. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

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So that night Carley threw up 3 times and had a horrible fever. The next morning we took her to a clinic where they checked her out. Her fever had fallen a lot and her chest and ears were clear. She had a red throat, but not strep. The dr told us she thought Carley had a 24 hour bug, the worst was over and we should head on to San Antonio. So the 4 Nelsons and my mom did and Carley really picked up around lunch. See, she looks okay here... but by the time we got to our hotel she was crashing again. We thought the River Walk and some new atmosphere might cheer her up, but it did not. Her fever was back up and her stomach was really upset again. Also her cough was a lot worse. That night she did not sleep hardly at all. The next morning, first thing, Cody and I took her to a clinic at the hospital. My Mom kept Corey at the hotel. The dr. was SO great. Carley had 103 fever on Tylenol and was really dehydrated. She sent us to the ER part of the hospital where Carley got 4 bags of IV fluid, IV antibiotics, IV nausea meds, and wrote us 3 prescriptions. Carley much better, but still pretty sick. The dr said she was pretty sure Carley would do great at Sea World the next day so we headed back to the hotel and rested. She was definitely better, but far from good. That night she got up several times with her cough and her fever came back up. We told her we were heading back to Lubbock and would do Sea World another time. She cried and cried and begged us to take her to see Shamu. Finally we gave in, doped her up with more meds and headed to Sea World with LOW expectations. In fact, I took this picture in the parking lot and told Cody I thought this would be our one picture at Sea World. The weather was overcast and rainy so we hoped it would buy us an hour to make it to the Shamu show. Well we got to Sea World and the meds kicked in and she did great. It was SO wonderful. She had a great time and felt like she did the entire park even though we didn't. She got to see the Sharks, the dolphins, the fish, the SeaLion Show, go on the Shamu roller coaster, play in the water area, and most importantly see Shamu. She LOVED the Shamu show and it when it was over she gave me a kiss and said, "See Mom, all I needed to feel better was Shamu". After the Shamu show she wanted to ride the Journey to Atlantis water roller coaster. This ride was huge, but she was dying to ride it, so Cody and I rode it with her. It was such a fun and special memory. After that we left and headed home. Both kids were asleep before we left the parking lot. The faces of SUCCESS!
The next morning Carley came in and wanted this picture taken of us in our pjs. She said it was what we wore most of the trip. She was right. Then we headed back to Lubbock. I have to give a big thank you to my friends who prayed for Carley and for our trip. You were a huge support and your texts and prayers meant SO much. Also, thanks to our precious Nana who helped and loved on us all week. You are the best Mom in the world!