Saturday

Last night they realized that Blaze has an ear infection in BOTH ears, poor little guy. No one had looked into his ears until that point. It was sort of a relief to know it was a normal baby thing, not anything else...until today when they got the bloodwork back and there is a bacteria growing in his bloodstream. They can't narrow down exactly what it is until it grows a bit more. They will take daily cultures and blood from him until they figure out what this is. They're saying we will be here at least 3 more days. Last night they put oxygen on him, since his oxygen saturation levels weren't where they needed to be. It appears that his oxygen goes down while he sleeps. So far today, during his naps, it hasn't been a problem. Today they've been watching his blood pressure very closely to see what's going on. After he took his meds, the blood pressure went down to what it should be. They just were late getting his meds to him. They're not worried at this point. So, we have a lot going on right now. The bacteria is the main thing. They're giving him what they call the "big guns" antibiotic. It tends to make people break out in a very irritating rash, so they're standing by with the Benedryl. Tim and I are handling things very well at this point. There have been a few emotional rides in all this, but we're doing really well. Thanks for your prayers!