Our Quiverfull - In the hospital - but hopefully not for long

Nov. 17, 2007

In the hospital - but hopefully not for long

Sorry to have taken so long to update. We got to the ER at about 6:30 last night but Noah and I didn't get to a room until 3 AM. Things went about as we thought they would - the doctors ordered blood and urine cultures and admitted Noah for observation while the cultures have time to grow out. If they are negative in the morning we should be able to go home tomorrow. Noah clearly doesn't feel very good, but this could just be a mild, simple virus. The problem with having a broviac (especially with Noah's history of infection) is that any time Noah feels yucky and has a fever with no obvious cause, he has to be tested and admitted just in case.

Even though Noah slept all afternoon yesterday and most of the time that we were in the ER, he didn't wake up this morning until after 11 when the doctor had to examine him. I didn't bring up the laptop last night but Jeff and the dc came up shortly before lunch for a visit and brought it to me. I had a nice long visit with them then Noah and I both took a nap. I didn't get to bed until 4 this morning and of course had a doctor come in to check Noah before 7 AM - not enough sleep by any measure! When I woke up from my nap I realized that I never had blogged to update everyone - I am sorry if this caused any worry.

I really do think Noah is fine and will go home tomorrow. His temp has gone up but returns to normal pretty quickly. It is always still possible that something will grow out in his cultures tonight, but they were negative last time we checked. I'm so incredibly thankful that it looks like this will be a short, uneventful hospital stay!!

I'm also thankful that I had a really great day with all of the dc on Thursday. Little 4 yo Sarah has been enchanted by the fact that all of the leaves are turning colors and falling. She is too young to remember that this happens every year, so in her mind something amazing is happening. She's right, of course, but it is too easy to take these sort of wonders for granted. Thursday was pretty chilly, but we all bundled up and went for a leaf walk. The children all had fun trying to gather as many shapes, colors, and sizes of leaves as they could, then spent the afternoon making leaf placemats by sandwiching their finds between sheets of clear contact paper. It wasn't any big elaborate or fancy thing, but it we all enjoyed ourselves immensely and the placemats are truly lovely on our table. I was thinking on Thursday that I really didn't have the time to do all of that, but one thing Noah has taught us is to really and truly cherish every moment and every simple thing. I quickly realized that I didn't have the time NOT to take the time to do this with the children, because we never know what tomorrow will bring. I am so very thankful that we did do this and that I'm not sitting up here wishing I had just taken the time.

If we won't be going home tomorrow, I will be sure to update as soon as I can. If we do go home, it may be evening before I have time to update. Thank you all so much for your prayers. Please do pray that no matter what is wrong with Noah, that he will feel better soon. He just seems sad and listless most of the time with little perky bursts here and there.

Love,
Kate

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Nov. 17, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Praying for you all, Kate. We did the same thing with leaves this week!

Blessings,
Pam in SE MI