2 months old - 8lbs 12oz

It’s been quite a busy and interesting week or so around our household. Madi and I both got sick almost a week ago and have been fighting that off while trying to keep our distance and keep Nicholas safe from getting sick. Unfortunately, we lost that battle this morning when Nicholas woke up around 3:30am with a 101.3 temperature. For those that don’t know, this is so not good for a baby at his age. We had to get him right into the ER and it basically automatically means he will have blood drawn and a spinal tap. That’s exactly what it entailed! It was an awful experience for all of us. Nicholas does not have very good veins at all so it took 5 different nurses and doctors to finally get just .6mL of blood which was JUST enough to do blood cultures. He had at least 10 different pokes throughout his body trying to find a good vein. It also took them two attempts at the spinal tap. Ugh!! So far they don’t see any kind of bacterial infections, which is GREAT news! He got a dose of antibiotics and was released to go home as long as we brought him back tomorrow for a follow-up which we have scheduled. Over the last week or so we’ve had Dave’s mom come visit, my mom come visit, and now Dave’s mom is back to help out with all of us (except Dave!) being sick and trying to care for Nicholas at the same time. Thank you to everyone who was there fervently praying, its truly been a God sent to have friends and family like all of you! We are disinfecting our house and getting healthy now. We are hoping to be back on our feet and good to go by the time my sister, Andrea, and her fiancé, Tory, get here on Saturday. We are so excited for their visit for a few days! An update on Nicholas’s growth…He is now 8lbs 12oz and will be 2 months old on Thursday (29 Oct 09)!!!! What a Champion!!