Saturday, May 31

we're home!!!

We are home!! We got back from Columbus yesterday (Friday) afternoon. Thank you SO much for all of your thoughts, prayers, gifts, and cards. We feel truly blessed.

When we arrived Wednesday, they quickly got Ethan admitted and had a brain scan done...which came back normal! Praise God! He then was hooked up to an IV for dehydration again. Poor guy...he has been poked and prodded so much this past week. He would see a nurse or doctor come in the room and just start crying and clinging to whoever was holding him. At one point, he was so dehydrated that they had stuck him 5 different times/places and could not get blood to draw. Four nurses and an IV team later, he was less than thrilled. I felt so bad, but I finally had to leave the room. I couldn't stand to see my little boy being held down screaming for SO long and I couldn't help. I appreciate Josh and Stacy SO much....they were such a big help to me. (Josh started feeling a little better and came to the hospital Thursday morning.)

Here are a few pics from both our Coshocton stay and Columbus stay...

Eating breakfast with daddy.

Reading with mommy for distraction :)

The Coshocton "cage"

One of his IV bandages.

Snacking in the ER...

The Columbus "cage"

"Finally I can sleep if they would just leave me alone and stop picking on me!"

"I only want mommy to hold me while I'm sick..."

"Peanut" loved to snack on Cheerios during his stay...the nurses all nicknamed him Peanut. We kind of like that :) He is such a little guy now that he's lost so much weight. He was 19.5 lbs when we left the Coshocton hospital Sunday afternoon. When we admitted him to Columbus, he was 17.11...what a little man. His poor ribs are sticking out! :(

Ethan and his IV machine :)

As we were leaving, a nurse gave him a star balloon...very fitting for a "star" boy! He is such a trooper!


We're going HOME!!!!

3 comments:

Hummel Family said...

I KNOW that feeling of helplessness as your child is poked and prodded over and over again! I HAD to leave too!

I am so glad Peanut :) is back home. I wish we could get him and Jakobi together. They are seriously the SAME SIZE! :) I pray Peanut's hospital days are OVER!

Anonymous said...

Hey guys! I am definately keeping Ethan in my prayers. I can't imagine how he feels or what you are going through! We are all thinking about ya back here! Hopefully things get better soon! Love ya!

Old Codger said...

Karen and I are thrilled to hear Ethan is HOME! This has been so tough for all three of you. Lord willing that will be the last hospital trip for a long, long time!