Karter Update

Mom and I headed to Elgeston today with Karter to get some blood work done. His neutrophils (ANC) have been low since birth...the ANCs were low last month, but had gone up a bit. We were hoping and praying today they would be up to where they needed to be. The morning didn't start out very well, first there was no parking in the parking deck, like there were attendants telling us we had to turn around, the vallet parking guy told us they only park for Emory, even though we have used them before, however I had a talk with him and he parked us...then after I checked in I was asked if I knew my appointment was at 1:30, thankfully I could show her on my email where it said 10:30, and they got us worked in after 2 1/2hrs. Thankfully Karter was an Angel and everyone was very apologetic about it.

The Aflac center is not a place you want to be, it is so sad to see so many kids hurting from toddlers to teenagers. Thankfully the time in the waiting room gave us a chance to talk to many people, and if waiting that long was just for us to meet and pray for people, it was worth it.

Well finally it was our turn to go back, we got his blood drawn and then waited for the results, unfortunately they were still low...not exactly what we wanted. They are sending out his blood to get more test done. We will go back in a few days to get more blood drawn and then hopefully we'll have some answers. All we know is it could be auto immune, it could be from anti bodies he is getting in the breast milk that is working against his body, it could be hereditary, again something he got from me...those were the reason the doctor gave me. The hardest part is just not knowing. I know so many have been praying for him and we are so thankful for those prayers. I am so thankful for such a great hospital and feel confident they know what they are doing, I am glad they are being so proactive in trying to figure out what is going on. Hopefully we'll know something soon.

One month...what?!?

Yep, my baby is a month old today! So crazy, how is time already flying by so fast? Either way we are soaking up and enjoying every minute...we feel beyond blessed for him to be ours! He is the best baby...Seriously!

Well I thought since he is a month I would share his nursery, I realized I never had. I LOVE his nursery! It turned out exactly how I wanted! Since I had been on bed rest I didn't get to be as involved with putting it together...but have I ever mentioned how amazing my family is??? Well with all their help it got put together perfectly! My dad made the book shelves, he also hung everything, my sis-in-law, Jen made the Karter sign, covered the rocker and the bumper, my mom painted all the furniture, the bird picture was painted by my sis-in-law Beth Lauren and she made the yellow and grey blanket in his crib, the blanket on the rocker was made by my Grandma and the birds were made by my sis-in-law Amy and most of his stuffed animals were bought by my sister Bethany, who started early in spoiling him rotten...pretty much everyone has a touch in his nursery, makes me so happy! I'm am so blessed!

Karter Update

Karter is now two whole days old! We are beyond grateful and blessed to have that baby boy! He is in NICU still...he went originally because they thought his breathing was not doing well, however his lungs are fully developed and he is doing great with that...his eating wasn't very good though at first, he wasn't sucking/swallowing/breathing all that the same time well so they put a feeding tube in him to make sure he he got enough nutrition. As of today he has been eating most his food with a bottle with no problems! However yesterday they started treating him for an infection that he got during birth...I tested positive for the strep test and although I got the antibiotics in time, it's not fool proof and therefore they think he got an infection...so then today they checked his white blood cells and they were still low so they will treat him with an antibiotic for 7-10 days, which means he will be in NICU until then:/ he also was jaundice today so they are treating him for that as well. Although I want more than anything for my baby to be home I am so thankful that everything going on with him is so easily treatable... I know he will be home soon. Also thankful for the time to recover from delivery and 12 weeks of bed rest, hopefully the extra time I have right now will make me a better momma for him...we appreciate all the prayers and are trying to stay positive through this, God has blessed us so much and has brought us so far.