guys, jameson had a setback monday. he started kinda subtly with a bit of fever, then his tummy got swollen and painful, and he had blood in his stool. they stopped his feedings, went back to iv nutrition, and started antibiotics. it got worse as the day went on. they called me about 1130, so i knew something was up, but they didn't know if it was really anything or just a false alarm. but when i got there about 1700, he was laying there crying - no noise, because of the tube, but that's what he was doing.
it was horrible. we were both sitting there crying. BUT, because of their prompt actions, by 1900 he had turned the corner and was starting to look better - not crying, no fever, slightly less swollen tummy, looking around a bit.
he has necrotizing enterocolitis. it can be very serious, but it's one of those things that comes along quickly then gets better *or* worse very quickly, and his got better, thank god. mama came, and we spent the night at the hospital monday night, and most of the day there tuesday, and by tuesday night when i left, his tummy was measuring what it had before he got sick, he didn't cry anymore when it was touched, no fever, and the best ventilator settings he's ever been on - for whatever reason, once he started coming down on his settings monday night after his crisis, he has needed much less oxygen and much lower pressures to open his lungs. the treatment is what they are already doing - resting his tummy from feedings, and iv antibiotics. that will be for at least a week.
i talked to a friend from high school yesterday, and she said 'dammit, that doctor said at christmas that this was gonna get boring! i want my boring!' i guess jameson wanted to make sure we knew who was boss. i definitely got the message!
i'm just so very thankful that he seems ok now. if anyone slacked up on prayers, good vibes, or voodoo incantations, get back to work.
