A little update.....

Well, what an exciting new years....hopefully 2010 calms down a bit for us! Parker was admitted on New Years Eve with Pertussis (whooping cough). He had stopped eating and was very lethargic....very scary for such a little one (6 weeks). Its unfortunate too that he hasn't had any vaccines yet due to his age, so his immunity is also compromised right now. However, last night went very very well....better than I think anyone thought. The doctor yesterday said she was just worried he will be getting worse before better and that he may not be able to keep his oxygen up with the coughing spells, however last night he hardly coughed and his oxygen was 94-100% pretty much all night and without oxygen! The doc did say yesterday he could be kept hospitalized for a few days to weeks depending on how he does and if he gets worse, she just isn't sure which way it will go, but we are very hopeful with how well he has been doing....he has even started to want to eat again and has been taking about 4 ounces a feeding...much better than the 1 ounce every four to five hours!!! This just goes to show me he is one tough little man and hasn't hardly fussed or cried. New Years Eve was pretty scary because he was pretty bad at that point but he definitly is going forward and not backward right now, we just need to keep it that way. All I have to tell parents though who question vaccine safety, still get them, if Parker was old enough to have had the vaccine we may not be in such danger of things getting bad and luckily Payton has had the first shot of the vaccine. It just is so not worth not getting kids vaccinated and see them get things that are preventable but yet dangerous....although Parker still could have got it even if he was vaccinated just like Payton has it too we are thinking, but we have him on the meds necessary to get over it and not be contagious. The sucky thing is, is that this virus can last months so we won't be out of the woods for sometime, we just have to keep a close eye on the boys to make sure they can handle the coughing spells. Well, I'll try to keep everyone updated as time allows and thanks for all the thoughts and prayers! Hopefully 2010 brings lots and lots of health and good times! Lots of love and Happy New Year...-The Wilsons