Our Family: excessive fatigue

melanie sitting in the kids' "elevator" on wednesday

wednesday we went to the library. kids had fun picking out books and videos and dvds.

melanie and ethan outside the library with mother goose

melanie picking out books at the library

ethan picking out videos at the library

yesterday wasn't the best day. melanie was quite edgey. she ended up falling asleep on the floor around 3 p.m. for her to fall asleep during the day is VERY unusual. she fights sleep like crazy then usually crashes around 6 p.m. and goes to bed for the night. she slept from about 3 to 5 p.m. she didn't appear to be feeling well when she woke up. she laid on the couch for about an hour then asked to go to bed. went to bed at 6 and slept until almost 8 this morning. since waking up she has been laying on my bed, almost asleep. her heart rate is in the 70s which is very unusual (should be near/around 100). when she stood to have her ostomy emptied she got very cranky and her legs were tired. her temp is 99.3, she still has the cough she's had for three weeks, but i can't figure out anything that could be causing her to be so weak and "off." even though she is awake now, her eyes are about half-way closed. we are having ethan play in the other room. she just wants it quiet. any noise is very bothersome to her. i have no idea what is going on. typically with an illness her heart rate will be high; seeing it this low is very strange, and i'm not sure what to make of it. she is obviously very fatigued, way more than usual; but i can't figure out what the problem is. maybe this is "just" the crash we have been expecting for weeks.