Well after helicopter rides, ER trips, MRI’s, Cat Scans, IV’s, X-rays, blood cultures, spinal taps, and four nights in the hospital, we thought it best to hold up on the IVF.

As posted earlier, we were just in the beginning phases of the process.  We’re going to let the EOB’s settle from last week and see where everything stands.  Hopefully, after moving and returning back to normal we’ll start the process over again in about a month or two.

Stay tuned!

Well after helicopter rides, ER trips, MRI’s, Cat Scans, IV’s, X-rays, blood cultures, spinal taps, and four nights in the hospital, we thought it best to hold up on the IVF.

As posted earlier, we were just in the beginning phases of the process.  We’re going to let the EOB’s settle from last week and see where everything stands.  Hopefully, after moving and returning back to normal we’ll start the process over again in about a month or two.

Stay tuned!

I think Wyatt is going to be a lefty.  Oh the humanity!

Firstly – I’m ticked.  I’m ticked that the 6 week old baby we were sharing a room with at the hospital was there because his freakn’ mom couldn’t lay off the drugs and now he is on a daily dose of morphine and going through withdrawals.  I’m also ticked that they finally showed up to see their baby after 2 weeks.  I am additionally ticked about these things:

• Their inability to whisper.  Um yes, we are trying to sleep.  And no, curtains are not sound proof – morons.
• Their inability to stop talking.  11PM – 4AM is not conversationally appropriate.  And no I will not stop my wife from choking the life out of you when you wake up our baby – I think it might actually be quite humorous.
• Their inability to not bang stuff around.  Quiet is usually the concept when you have neighbors trying to sleep.
• Their inability to NOT make-out.  I am afraid to say that they were making out while we were trying to sleep – and with their recovering baby in the room.  Idiots.
• Their inability to have some common sense.  Why in God’s name would the hospital bend over backwards to get you a private room, when you haven’t been there in 2 weeks, and for basically making your baby overcome overwhelming odds just to survive.  Insert appropriate descriptive cuss word here.  No, the world doesn’t revolve around you.
• Their inability to bring their own supplies.  No, I’d rather you didn’t use our soap and shampoo on your nasty butt.  But thanks for not asking anyway.  And I don’t even want to know why the shower ran for an hour, but your girl came out dry.  Hmmmm.

I’ve had comments that this sounded angry.  It was.  I was appalled by what I saw.  Hope you would be too.  But I’ve edited it to be more palatable.  And no we wouldn’t actually kill anybody.  I guess sarcasm doesn’t translate in typing.

Again, thank you all for your prayers for us and Wyatt.  Thought I would show you some cute pictures of him cruising around the hospital.  I have some pics of him all laid up but I’m going to respect his privacy.  I wouldn’t want to have a picture of me half-naked with tubes hanging out of me on the web.  Man his cute.

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?