Isolation

Remember that sweet little nap Sutton took on the front of me yesterday afternoon? Red flag. His vitals had been a bit wonky during the day, but nothing super crazy, and he was just acting like he was in a funk. Funk is an understatement. 

He had previously been taken down to monitoring through his pulse ox only, but now he has gotten the typical ICU monitoring back. His heart rate has been high, he's been running a low grade fever even with Tylenol, he's coughing tons of secretions, and has vomiting and diarrhea. He has also been requiring oxygen. 

They had started him on antibiotics after they sent off a few different tests, but one test has now come back and he has a virus. We're just going to have to manage his symptoms until he recovers. 

He's not sleeping well and very tearful. I want so desperately to climb in with him, snuggle him and make him feel better, but I've been warned to be cautious because this can get bad for a pregnant woman. So I suction him, give him his pacifier and rub/pat him until he dozes for a little while and then I wash my hands and wait for him to stir again. 

As far as any forward steps with speech pathology - I don't think I'm taking a huge leap in assuming that will be rain checked. 

Please pray for his comfort and quick recovery. And for me and baby B #3 to stay healthy. Thank you so much for the continual prayers.