Sick little man...

Kolton Update:

Kolton hasn't been feeling well, so I made an appointment for him Thursday afternoon. He had a fever of 102 for a day already. They tested for RSV, and it came back negative. Our doctor called back at 9 pm that night saying the RSV came back negative. They didn't know why he had such a high fever, so we had to take Kolton to the ER. There he was diagnosed with pneumonia and admitted into the hospital. They were unsuccessful at getting an IV in after many (at least 5) attempts. :-( They also couldn't get at his veins for bloodwork, and eventually got some from his heel. That was also traumatic, because they had to squeeze his foot for at least 5 minutes to get enough out. The results came back as being bacterial pneumonia (instead of viral pneumonia)...which is good from a contagious standpoint. Viral is, I guess, contagious for up to 4 weeks...thank goodness it's not that.

On Friday he started to get better, and was drinking Pedialyte and formula. His fever seemed to be getting better. But then Friday night he started throwing up everything he had eaten. His fever spiked to 103 around midnight. He has been losing weight, too. Today they decided he was getting too dehydrated and decided to do an IV. After 3 more unsuccessful attempts, they finally got it in his foot. I had to leave the room because I couldn't take it. Nate said they even tried in his head. So we will be staying another night in the hospital for sure. Please pray for my little man.

It also has been a rough couple days for me, too. Yesterday I went to the doctor myself and got some antibiotics for my sinus infection. I haven't been feeling very good and, of course, not getting much sleep staying in the hospital. Luckily my mom came over and is helping out a ton!

Well, I am going to try to get a bit of sleep before going back to the hospital. I will try to keep you all updated with another post tomorrow hopefully. Thank you all for your prayers and concern.