a little improvment

As the day has moved along I think I am seeing some improvement. Jordans cough has become more productive, his heart rate has lowered a bit, he has not had a fever since this morning and he is taking many naps. He is still on 02 because his 02 level is lower than normal but there are periods of improvement with that as well. Sometimes things are touch & go. He will be better for a while then back to feeling real crummy. This last improvement period has lasted all afternoon & hopes are it will continue to head that way through the night. This is an illness which takes a while to get over, and things can be touch & go. He will be here atleast through Monday & possibly Tuesday. Of course, as the days go on we will know more.

I see periods of contentment & he is also playing his "Jordy Games" here now too. He shallows his breathing when a nurse or RT comes in so they wont hear his gurgles & suction him, he closes his eyes & pretends he is sleeping so no one will mess with him when they come in, when I came to the door I saw big blue eyes focused on that door, He's watching everyone & everything here. Hope to see more Jordy games tomorrow.

update

Still here & it looks as if we may be here for at least a few more days. Jordan is still needing 02 and is having difficulty breathing at times. He has a fever as well and it is just going to take a bit more time to work through it. At times he seems content & other times miserable. I know he misses home & his brother. Mon or Tues would be the earliest for release.

RSV

Yesterday morning, Jordan started wheezing and having a hard time breathing. I brought him back to the doctor because I have never heard him wheeze so bad before & doc decided it was best to admit Jordan. In the middle of the night one of his tests came back and turns out he has RSV. He is going to be here at lest a few more days. We are at CDH. Jordan is not comfortable & working very hard to breath. He receives breathing treatments every 2 hours, they help clear him a little but not as much as I would like to see. Not much else to report on, hopefully soon I can have some progress to give.

The results

As I was calling the doctor & getting everyone ready to go, Jordan's heart rate calmed down. Turns out the 02 on his monitor was a bit off. He is sick but the 02 was giving a bad reading. He has something going on & doc gave an rx for antibiotic. As for justice, he has strep. Glad I took them both in. Right now they are resting on the couch watching sponge bob. Mike should be home early with 2 rx's. I stopped and picked up a new monitor on the way back too.

Jordan is sick

Jordan has something. Not sure what but he has a fever, raised heart rate & O2 is on the low end. I was really hoping to skip the sick bugs this season but it was bound to happen. Justice is sick too. He has a fever & this morning told me his throat hurts. It's tough having them both sick at the same time but it does give me clues as to what Jordan is going through.

Nursing has been scarce. We only have 1 night nurse & a day nurse called in yesterday & today. It wouldn't be so bad if I could get caught up w/sleep but it is what it is & I was able to sleep last night. I have help tonight & day help coming on Thurs. No, it's not enough but it's all I have right now. Mike is working long hours & gets home late. He helps keep Justice busy in the evening. last night they were listening to the Transformers sound track (mike bought for "Justice") and then watched Transformers for the 6th time.

As of now Jordan is resting but he isn't well. I will be calling the doctor at 9:00, we will be going in to see the doc and might have to be admitted. I wont know until later this afternoon, to see how he does through the day & if his 02 levels improve. They have slightly improved in the past few hours so lets hope it continues to improve.

Jordy games

I don't know if Jordan's seizure's are better or worse. It seemed for a short while they were getting a whole lot better, less frequent & less intense, but they have been gradually increasing again. This happened with the last med. we tried. Better for a couple weeks then back where we started. Only time will tell. The new med has helped but I am fearful it is only temporary.

On a positive note, he is one happy little (BIG) peanut. giggly, smiley, has some of his tone back to stiffen his body and play his little Jordy games. Example; when changing his clothes he will stiffen up & make it hard to takes clothes on or off, after wrestling for a bit I look at his face a he has a smirk, he knows what he is doing and has the control over his tone to do it, and it's funny to him. To me, I love to see him have a good time & most of all have control over something.

The pictures have been a bit scarce lately and, I even got a new camera for Christmas. I want to get lot's of new pictures with it and hopefully some portrait quality snapshots. It took me a long time to learn how to use all the new features and I still have more to practice with. I also learned the high quality higher MP shots require a steady hand. Something my coffee does not give me in the morning. I will get more up soon.

Merry Christmas

We all had a wonderful Christmas. Jordan was so happy & excited. He did very well too. His seizures seem to have leveled off. I hope it stays this way or even get better. Recently he started a new medicine and it seems to be helping so far. We need a bit more time to tell the true effects but, so far so good. Here are some pics.