What a Day...

Today has been quite an eventful day. It all started when Jeramie and I got to the hospital around 9:30 this morning. We weren't able to go back and see Ethan until well after 10:00, which we later learned was because he needed a new IV, and a team was working to get one in. Evidently he kicked the one out of his foot and, as we all know, our little man is not an easy stick.

Two hours, and a number of nurses later, there's still no IV. You may be wondering, "why is it so important for him to have an IV?" Well, he's currently on 2 pretty powerful antibiotics that we're hoping is killing any infection he may have. They run through his IV, and the oral antibiotics aren't quite "powerful" enough, as we understand it. So, we needed that access.

Anyway. Jeramie and I hesitantly leave around noon to get some lunch (outside of the hospital!) and run some errands. We made our routine walk to the parking deck, got to the car, and what did we find? A flat tire! Great. Thank God for my husband who changed that thing like I change my underwear. He made it seem so effortless, and we were on our way in a matter of minutes. I love him.

We made it to Firestone, where Ed tells us that not only can he not repair the flat, but we are going to need a 2nd tire in addition to the one we've already lost. Double great. Throw in a much needed alignment and an oil change, and we're headed back to the hospital having lost 4 hours of our time and $300 of our money.

We finally made it back to see our son, and he greeted us with a super stylish scalp IV. Some of you may remember his "Easter hat" from a few weeks ago; well this is basically the same thing, minus the medicine cup. Evidently a super hero nurse from the Intensive Care Nursery swooped in and got this one in in a matter of minutes.

We spent the rest of the evening watching Ethan sleep. I guess he was so tuckered out from the stress of getting stuck for 2 hours, and who can blame him??

As of 9:00 this evening, he hadn't spiked any more fevers, so please pray we're at the end of this infection scare. We'll know tomorrow morning how his white blood count looks, and we're praying that will come down as well. Oh, and we have plenty of poop! For those of you who have read my Twitter/Facebook update regarding this little dilemma, nice job...but you can stop your "prayers for poop" now :)

As for me, I'm tired. And super excited about my first Mother's Day; I've waited to celebrate this day for a really long time! Thank you Lord for my precious baby boy.