Growing in Grace

Sorry I do not have pictures. We r back in the hospital with Hayden for the third time this month.

He was in on New Years Day for RSV-Broncialitis for 3 days then sent home.

January 14th we were in our local ER because his breathing was bad again and he had a fever. His fever came down and his breathing got better so they sent us home. The next morning his fever was back, his breathing bad again and a puss pocket had formed over night at the bottom of his incision. I called the pediatrician and she said go straight to CHOP.

I got to CHOP ER and a Doctor recognised us and came around and listened to Hayden's breathing. She walked back around the desk got on the phone and said "I need a bed for a Critical Respiratory infant now!". I was shocked. I had no idea he was critical. They got us right back and got him on oxygen. His fever was over 102. close to 103.

They put him In CICU (Cardiac Intensive Care Unit) for 3 days on oxygen. His fever didn't want to come down. Day 3 it finally did. We were in CCU for another 3 or 4 days and went home.

Jan. 29th back at CHOP. It is his incision again. We got here around 4pm Saturday and got into out room around 1am Sunday. We were exhausted. Hayden has been miserable. He had a fever again of 102.8. The stitches from the surgery are inside Hayden and are supposed to absorb into the body. Well, Hayden's body is rejecting the knot at the bottom like a foreign object and is trying to push it out, thus the puss and infection and fevers. It seems to be a vicious cycle. The Doctors say it isn't very common but it can happen. Hayden's just lucky I guess.lol

God is in control. He knows what we need and He will heal it in his timing. Please pray for healing for Hayden and Gods continued grace through it all.

God Bless,
Ellen