Bath time in the hospital

Whew! What a crazy past few weeks. After six days in the hospital, Luke was FINALLY released to go home on 2/15. The goal was for him to stay off oxygen for 24 hours, and we finally made it at 10 p.m. that evening (well, minus a little 30 minute cheat that they gave us). Our kid is smarter than we give him credit for. We think he could really breathe fine the entire time; however, he just wanted to act "sick" so Grandma G. would come visit. Staying in the hospital wasn't so bad when he had her to cuddle with, but it was even better when everyone was home. Luke's new favorite activity is taking walks in his red wagon. After Grandma left, he's constantly been asking us to go on more walks...spoiled kid....

Here are some of our favorite pictures from our adventures in taking a bath at the hospital.

Adventures in eating and RSV.

Well the last few days have been crazy!  We decided to take Luke to the doctor on Monday because his cough was getting bad.  They said he had some congestion and an ear infection.  They gave him a shot of antibiotics and told him to come back the next two days to get the same shot again.  All good.  Well that night, Melissa gave Luke some peaches in his cool net-food thingie.  That term "cool net-food thingie" is a trademarked name, so no, we did not make it up.

NOM NOM NOM NOM!

Give me more peaches and no one gets hurt!

Well, the second day went well enough.  Luke got his second shot and everything was good.  The third day, the PA took his oxygen levels before his shot and realized they were low.  Well, this wasn't good.  They then told me that if it didn't get higher, they would have to take him to the hospital.  This was a shock since he was playing and happy the whole time.  Well, since I (Patrick) had taken Luke to his appointment, I was going to have to tell Melissa the same thing. Over the phone.  And they were going to take him in an ambulance.  REALLY?  The funny thing was that this wasn't a big deal.  They just needed to put him on oxygen and transport him on oxygen.  So when I called her, I was very careful how I put it.  I even told her that she didn't have to come down to the clinic if she didn't want to.  I knew that wasn't going to happen, but all the same.

So we get there and they put him on oxygen....and that's it.  Thats all he needs.  Well, that and some breathing treatments so that his oxygen level gets higher.  Once they can take him off the oxygen they will need to keep him here for 24 hours.

He seems to be doing well.  His cough is almost gone and is happy.  Luke even got to webcam with his Grandma G tonight!  We hope to be out of here soon.  Maybe even this weekend!  Keep your fingers crossed.

Luke is playing doctor on his dogger in his hospital crib.

Dogs Are Parents Too!

Funny story.  So, lately, Luke has been going to sleep and then crying a bit while he is asleep.  It varies if we go in and pick him up.  Usually it depends how tired we are after a long day of work.  Well, last week this happened and after listening to it for a few minutes, we discussed if one of us was going into his room and who it might be.  After a few minutes of discussion, two people in the room had had enough of this and decided to take action.  Those two people turned out to be Ralphie and Sophie!  They hopped off the couch (something we find difficulty doing) and trotted into Luke's room.  We watched with amazement to see what would happen.  A few minutes later Luke stopped crying and the dogs trotted back out and onto the couch again like nothing had happened.  No one knows for sure what they did back there, but Luke was once again asleep and everyone in the living room was happy again.  In the long run, I think our dogs just might be better parents than we are!  Strangely, I'm ok with that!  I mean, Sophie has had kids so she is qualified right?!?!

What are YOU lookin' at?  Don't make me come out of this Bumbo!  You won't like me when I get angry!

Nothing makes me happier than a little food!  Thanks momma!

Luke using a straw for the first time!

Big Boy Haircut

Despite my original argument that his crazy baby hair was cute, even I had to give in and admit that Luke needed a haircut. Our first thought was "How do you cute baby boy hair?", but never fear, that is what the Internet is for! I jumped online, watched a video, Patrick secured Luke in the bumbo on the counter, and away we went. Luke still has both ears, both eyes, and Patrick and I have all of our fingers, so we are marking this endeavor as a success!