A long day

Starting at 7:30am this morning, Parker had a lot of spells of apnea where he would stop breathing. He was very tired and his white blood count was elevated from 9 to 22. They put him back on antibiotics to get ahead of any infection he may have. When I saw him this morning around 10:30am his color looked terrible. He looked like a sick baby. They also put him back on the ventilator and another tube that is sucking all of the junk from his stomach.

They ran several tests throughout the day, including chest x-rays, C-Reactive Protein and blood cultures to determine if there is bacteria in his blood. They have also stopped his feeds until they determine what is going on. I spent the morning with Parker, then went to lunch with my Aunt Barb, then got my hair cut. While I was getting my hair cut, I received three calls from Parker's Doctor. I decided to go back to the hospital and was there until 6:30pm. It was a very long day. His blood gas level was reading much better at 6:00pm, so Lance and I felt comfortable leaving at 6:30.