There is just something about Friday's. Early Friday morning Joshua started acting like he didn't want to take his bottle and felt rather warm to me. Two things that begin to be a sign that something is going on in his little body. I called the doctor and they take huge precautions with him because of recent history and he's a preemie. He was given a shot in case he had a bacterial infection and we went back to hang out at Mimi and Papa's for a bit. I noticed after he had been asleep for a while that he began to grunt with every breath. The doctor advised us to take him to the ER because that's a sign of distressed breathing. We packed Josh up and were about to get Maddy all ready to go when his breathing seemed to slow to me. The last thing I wanted was for him to stop breathing on the way to the hospital. So we took the safe route and called our ambulance friends again. He was slowly getting paler and paler as the EMS was checking him out. His heartbeat was at about 225 which I don't know how the little thing can beat that fast. (His normal is about 170, so it's not like ours being that fast)
We went to St Luke's and after assessing him, they said they believe his issue was with aspirating again and they were going to send us down to Texas children's. So, here we are. They have pretty much ruled everything out as far as virus or other infection is concerned and are treating him for aspirated pneumonia. He was not able to eat until 1 pm yesterday. It was so sad. We just kept giving him his pacifier over and over and over again. He was one happy camper once he could finally eat. We are still having to thicken it, but they are having us add rice cereal. We pretty much are hanging out here until tomorrow. They are going to do a swallow test and then a reflux test tomorrow to see if his aspirations are from swallowing or reflux. Though we hate being in the hospital and away from Maddy, the nurses here are really good. They are constantly checking on the little guy and try to help any way they can.
Specifics to pray for:
That they will be able to determine what is causing his aspirations and can help us determine what to do to stop it. We are ready to be able to enjoy our time at home as a family:)
For us not to get weary. There are many things still to be thankful for and we need to not lose focus of that. God's got everything under control.
Wisdom and blessing for the staff while dealing with Joshua and the other kids.
God's guidance and provision for the finances.
Thanks for continuing this journey with us! Your prayers are the most important gift your could ever give us. Thank you!!
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