10/27 - Eli is feeling better

So here are a few pictures I took before Eli went to the hospital. The one above is too cute because it looks like Eli is praying. The one below is Eli relaxing/sleeping in his swing. He has such fat cheeks in this picture.
The picture below is Eli the day he went to the emergency room. I had taken all his clothes off to try and cool his temperature down.

The picture above was too funny because his hand was resting up against the side of the box. He was so much bigger in the box then he was 5 weeks ago! In the picture below, the red stuff on his foot was holding on the oxygen saturation thing. I'm so glad he's done with this medical problem. We got no rest in the hospital. They never figured out what was wrong with Eli but they know what's not wrong with him right now.
Eli's hands are sticking straight up ... it was too funny. He's feeding like a mad-man over the last few days so I can barely keep up with him.
This is Aiden's halloween costume. He looked super-cute. We are going to our church on Saturday night to do trunk-n-treat. It should be fun.
He was mad because he couldn't fly!!

The video of Aiden is him helping daddy unload groceries tonight. Brad went through dozens of groceries today to find some stuff I can eat (no dairy).

The video below is Eli just moving and looking around.

10/24 - Eli in hospital - update 3

Brad took these pictures this morning and sent them to me. Thank you Aunt Pat for the ISU clothes. That hat in the picture above is way too small (it's supposed to be a skull cap). The picture below is precious. My sweet Aiden. He's so good (usually).
OK. Now an update on Eli. He must be feeling better because he actually opens his eyes now and will wake up and interact with me. Unfortunately he wanted to do this at 10:30pm last night. We don't get a whole lot of sleep with nurses coming in to take blood pressure and temperature checks (he really hates those since they only do rectal temperature). He decided to pee all over me and the nurses last night and this morning. That said, it's difficult to change his outfit because they have to stop the IV and Eli clots VERY fast. Hopefully we can change his outfit soon because he smells. They are also in every few hours to give him his antibiotics which takes an hour. Last night, his oxygen saturation kept going crazy and alarms were going off all the time. His temperature has come up some but overall, he's feeling better. He's been nursing well since last night and has been alert. It looks like Eli might fall asleep so I'm gonna sign off and get a little shut eye since I didn't get much last night. Thanks for the prayers and please continue praying.

10/23 - Eli in the Hospital - update 2

Eli is in the hospital for at least another night. He was awake for 1.5 hours today which is the longest he's opened his eyes in a long time (maybe the longest ever). He's pretty much stayed asleep for the past 3-4 days so that is a good sign. He still has a mild fever and his breathing is a little all over the place so they are monitoring that right now. The two antibiotics are preventing an infection from the spinal tap and maybe even killing something that he has. He does have H1N1 or RSV (I can't remember if I wrote that before). He's still not nursing so well but that is probably because he is so congested. He has some nose drops to try and help with that. I think he looks so much bigger in the box now than when he was born 5 weeks ago!! He's such a little trooper. Thank you for all the prayers as we try to figure out what is wrong with him. When he does eat, he is in a ton of pain. His pediatrician thought it might be an allergy to dairy that I consume so we cut out dairy a few days ago (that is rough). We still don't know why he has all the stomach discomfort but hopefully is starts to subside soon.
Brad came to the hospital after work today and stayed with Eli while I traveled a little south to Michel's house (his daycare provider). I spent a little time with him and we took a walk down the block. The picture below I took while he was playing/teething on the bike, in her yard. It was good to see him again. Can't wait until we can all be together again!!