On my way to get some lunch.

Wyatt is good – pathetic looking – but good.  Fever has spiked a couple of times.  Last time this morning.  MRI came out normal.  Last night he ate 6 oz of formula, a jar of bananas, and some cheerios out of our hand.  Face is all jacked up because apparently he’s allergic to the bedding or detergent.  Looks like he was in a boxing match.  Neurologists seems to think we’ll go home tomorrow –  as long as there are no more fever spikes.  Still not sure what he has or what the virus is.  All the cultures have come out negative so it isn’t bacterial.

Thank you for your prayers!

I’ll make this quick because I don’t like being away from the room.

I feel flooded with prayers.

Monday night Wyatt started seizing.  Had 105 temp.  Ambulance took us to Mary Washington.  In the ER he stopped seizing (total 20-30 mins seizing).  Then he started up again.  Had to give him 12 times the amount of Adovan normal for a child his size – enough to knock out 3 adults.  They just couldn’t get the seizurs to stop.  Finally they did.

Flew to Fairfax.  Spinal tap – fine.  Cat-scan – fine.  All blood cultures normal.  EEG – fine.  We thought things were good.  But all day yesterday was hell.  Its like watching your kid who’s accidently found a stash of heroine go through withdrawals.  Started to peak again and put him on ice.  Jennifer and I saw him starting to seize again – wamo – 20 nurses come from everywhere.  I guess screaming ‘Help!’ gets their attention.

Talked Pediatric Neurologist who told us everything was going to be fine and he had a very nasty Virul Infection.  Maybe Roda.  Not sure yet.  He peaked again last night at 105.3.  But I wasn’t worried then.  Dr. had put us at ease.  More ice.  Finally an IV after 4 people tried for 4 hours.  Some Doc walked in and stuck him once.  Got it on the first try.

Today has been lots of sleeping.  Very good.  Would sleep at all yesterday.  Still worried he’s not himself.  Scares us to think there could be permanent damage from seizures.  They said fever seizures are very common, but not ones that go that long.  Is eating a bit today.  Finished off a jar of bananas – not a surprise.  Still groggy and grumpy.

Tomorrow is a chest X-ray to make sure he hasn’t contracted pnemonia (sp?).  And an MRI to double-check his brain.  Fairfax Inova is one of the best children’s hospitals on the East coast if not the country.

Side note – Jennifer actually road in the helicopter – miracle in itself.

Pray that we get our boy back – whole.

P.S.  Lawyer and realtor met us at the hospital today so we could close on our house.  We’re home-owners!

I’ll make this quick because I don’t like being away from the room.

I feel flooded with prayers.

Monday night Wyatt started seizing.  Had 105 temp.  Ambulance took us to Mary Washington.  In the ER he stopped seizing (total 20-30 mins seizing).  Then he started up again.  Had to give him 12 times the amount of Adovan normal for a child his size – enough to knock out 3 adults.  They just couldn’t get the seizurs to stop.  Finally they did.

Flew to Fairfax.  Spinal tap – fine.  Cat-scan – fine.  All blood cultures normal.  EEG – fine.  We thought things were good.  But all day yesterday was hell.  Its like watching your kid who’s accidently found a stash of heroine go through withdrawals.  Started to peak again and put him on ice.  Jennifer and I saw him starting to seize again – wamo – 20 nurses come from everywhere.  I guess screaming ‘Help!’ gets their attention.

Talked Pediatric Neurologist who told us everything was going to be fine and he had a very nasty Virul Infection.  Maybe Roda.  Not sure yet.  He peaked again last night at 105.3.  But I wasn’t worried then.  Dr. had put us at ease.  More ice.  Finally an IV after 4 people tried for 4 hours.  Some Doc walked in and stuck him once.  Got it on the first try.

Today has been lots of sleeping.  Very good.  Would sleep at all yesterday.  Still worried he’s not himself.  Scares us to think there could be permanent damage from seizures.  They said fever seizures are very common, but not ones that go that long.  Is eating a bit today.  Finished off a jar of bananas – not a surprise.  Still groggy and grumpy.

Tomorrow is a chest X-ray to make sure he hasn’t contracted pnemonia (sp?).  And an MRI to double-check his brain.  Fairfax Inova is one of the best children’s hospitals on the East coast if not the country.

Side note – Jennifer actually road in the helicopter – miracle in itself.

Pray that we get our boy back – whole.

P.S.  Lawyer and realtor met us at the hospital today so we could close on our house.  We’re home-owners!

Apparently, my kid likes bread.

Getting close!

Got a call yesterday that we have successfully jumped through all of our hoops and our loan package is complete – done – approved.  No more hassle.

Wednesday we’ll do our final walk-through at 10, and close at 11.

Then you all come to Fredericksburg to help us move.  I’ll grill out.  How’s that?

Thankfully my mother-in-law is here to help with Wyatt.  Our regular child care, Auntie-Kimberli, had to go to Europe or something.  She sounds old but she’s actually my age.

But with shots and Dr’s appointments and worship tryouts and more Dr’s visits and house closings and more Dr’s visits and moving and Drive Conference, we needed the in house help.

Only down side is Saturdays aren’t Dad and Son days anymore – at least for now.

Wondering what is going on huh?

Well the update is we’re still waiting.  Jennifer is having to take birth-control pills even thought we can’t get pregnant naturally.  Cruelly ironic huh?  But the Dr’s use them to get her hormones just right.  What does that mean for me?  Lots of dish throwing and uncontrollable crying. 

Ha!  Just kidding.  Actually it just means we wait.  She’ll go back on the 29th to get a blood test and if everything is good, we’ll find out the date we start all of the drugs. 

Until then I just remind my wife to take her pill so we CAN have kids.  Weird.