Need your prayers

Madden's teacher at daycare (which I absolutely love) just found out she has leukemia - the fast growing kind. She is now at the lake receiving intensive chemo for 30 straight days. Please keep her in your prayers. She has had two family members pass from this and the doctors say her prognosis does not look good. But what do they know - they are not in control here-GOD IS!

Good news..

Madden's blood cultures came back negative for bacteria - that's great!
So we go back Friday (tomorrow) for a follow up blood work to check to make sure the white count is down - and for 6 month shots!
They grow up way too fast :(

Here we go again

So, we went to the doc Tuesday b/c of what I thought was an ear infection. To our surprise - it was not. After several blood work and cultures they figured it was bacteremia - an infection in the blood. They sent the cultures to a specialist and we will find out next week what the bacteria is and exactly what we are in for. He is on antibiotics and is acting more like himself - thank goodness!!
One day I will post something that does not involve madden being sick!!
love yall

Madden's First Easter

 

Madden update!

Ok, I am sure most of you know, but just in case you dont; we got home Saturday from a luxurious (not really) getaway at the 5 start resort OLOL. Madden started two weeks ago with a bad cough....doc started him on breathing treatments when needed but saturday night they got severely worse. We took him to the ER (after calling the after hrs nurse) Sunday night and he was admited and we spent 7 wonder (sarcastic) days in the hospital.
He was put on Oxygen (was taken out tuesday) and given breathing treatments. He was tested for pertussis and RSV - He eneded up having Bronchiolitis - just as common as a cold but can get bad if not caught early.
We had a wonderful group of nurses (give or take one or two) and all in all our stay was pretty smooth. Other than one incedent where the lab tech grabbed us up and when we got down to the xray room she realized she grabbed the wrong kid - Madden was screaming and I was pissed - Oh, and this was the day I was by myself!
I just want to thank all our family who helped out - yall are awesome!
So we are now home (still contagious till the end of the week and only to babies) and he is talking up a storm like nothing ever happened - or maybe he is telling all his toys about his interesting expereience.
Either way...it is so rewarding; especially when you are exhausted!
Love yall
Em

Long time no Post....

Sorry- I know its been a while. We have been quite busy. Lets see, Madden's first week of daycare - he was sick! With the croup aka "daycare cough." UGH!
Then after that he had pink eye, then he was good for the first week of February; which was good because we went to New Orleans for a wedding. He did fabulous on his first trip to the big easy!
The following week was not so easy. Thursday I thought he was coming down with pink eye again so I stayed home with him. He slept all day (not like him at all) and early afternoon he started throwing up. I remember at our first doc apt the doc said to call if he ever thew up (dehydration) - I asked "how would I know?" and he said, "youll know." I hated that answer. Well, I definitely knew! He did it 3 times in 1 hour. I called the nurse, mom and adam - crying! mom got to the house first and we went to the doc. She was going to send him home because he only had a low grade fever, i reminder her of the tylenol i gave him just a few hours before so his temp could have been higher. She insisted on bloodwork and thank goodness. It was sky high (thank goodness i thought that it was not too low).
She said she had to admit us to the hospital - which was fine with me. Anyway, to make a long story short. After getting the IV started, we all went to sleep and the next morning he was much better and we went home (friday) Saturday, me, mom and dad started feeling sick. I aske adam to call his dad to come get Madden. Thank goodness because adam started that night. We were sick all weekend and went to get him Monday. Monday night Paul called and said he had it - oh no!

Last weekend he started with a cough - brought him in and it was just a cold. I brought him back yesterday b/c the cough was not getting better. He has a sinus and eye infection - goodness gracious!!
Can you see why I have not posted lately - craziness!!
love yall
Em