When I was writing my last post, I had no idea what the next day was going to bring. Little did I know that 12 hours later, I was going to be called to the office and be told my baby was being admitted to the hospital. Worst moment of my life.
Walker had a doctor's appointment scheduled for Friday morning due to the coughing that started Wednesday night. Thursday he continued to cough and wheeze so my mom made him an appointment since it was going to be the weekend and so we could go ahead and get him an antibiotic or something if he needed it. When she went in, they checked his oxygen saturation and it was 84%. It should be 100. They did a chest x-ray and found some infiltration (pneumonia) and gave him a breathing treatment. His sat. still only came up to 92%. This led the doctor to make the decision to admit him.
Long story short, it is Saturday night, and my sweet baby is still lying in a hospital bed. He has been doing great during the day, but his sat. dropped to 86% last night, so we had to stay again. If we can make it through tonight without it dropping, I hope we will be home tomorrow... If not, we'll see.
Obviously, I am an emotional wreck and roller coaster. Absolutely nothing hurts more than my baby hurting or being sick. Between his puny little eyes and the multiple IV sticks, I'm not sure how much more I can take. On the bright side, everyone is wonderful and he is being very well taken care of. He has been such a big boy and has made me unbelievably proud so many times since this began.
We are so lucky to have such wonderful family and friends that have taken care of us and have shown such love during this whole ordeal. This is truly an experience I don't think I ever could have prepared for.
As I sit here and watch my baby boy sleep and continue to study the monitor like a hawk, I keep thinking that if anyone had ever tried to explain how much I would love this little boy, I never would have believed them... It's ridiculous and completely unable to be put into words.
Here's to a good night.
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I wish we'd known what was going on. Hope he's better today and you guys are going home. Big hugs to Walker, Nathan, and especially you! I can't imagine how scared you've been. We love you!
I'm so thankful Walker is doing better! I could not imagine (and hope I never do) what you and Nathan were going through. We can't wait to see him and give him a big hug and hear him say "choo choooo!"
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