It's been a long 14 days.

dleigh2020 · October 2011

Baby Ethan was born on Oct 5th. Since then we have been at or in a hospital 12 of those days. At first he had jaundice. He was put on a bili bed for a few days and then we had to go in for blood draws to check his levels. This past Friday we finally we told we didn't need to go in anymore.

Hooray, right? Wrong... Saturday night into Sunday morning Ethan developed a fever of 102.2. I called the pedi and they sent us to the nearest ER. We were transported and admitted to CHOA for 3 days. The dr tested for a number of things. Turns out he has viral meningitis. It was beyond heartbreaking to watch my 10 day old baby have a spinal tap and an IV in his arm. I cried and cried and cried. I am pretty sure the hospital staff thought I was going to lose it. He was treated with antibiotics for 3 days. Luckily he didn't have bacterial meningitis so we were released yesterday. The drs told us the virus just needed to run it course.

Unfortunately we ended up back at CHOA ER last night with another fever. The ER dr said that was normal with viral meninigtis. He sent us home, thankfully. We are now back home trying to get some rest. The past 14 days has been really crazy. I am so ready for some down time without hospital visits.

I know many of you have been sending your thoughts and prayers. I really appreciate it. We have needed them.

Temp925407062502290 · October 2011

bless both of your hearts! Prayers for a healthy recovery!

MrsKLB · October 2011

I'm sorry you have had so much to deal with the past couple of weeks! I hope it is all smooth sailing for you guys from here on out! My thoughts continue to be with you.

lindzed · October 2011

I'm so sorry you have had to go through all of this. Your still in our thoughts!

yellowtulips80 · October 2011

oh wow. You must be exhausted. Hope he recovers quickly!

AugustaBride04 · October 2011

Dana, I have been thinking of you guys since I saw your posts on fb. So sorry you are going through all this. I can't imagine what you've gone through. I hope he will recover quickly and all of you will be able to get some rest soon. Big hugs!

amanda_holbird@hotmail.com · October 2011

I know you've been through so much the past several days. Hopefully Ethan is on the right track now. I completely understand how you feel about the spinal tap. My Ethan had one when he was 2 months old and it was absolutely heart breaking.

Louise06 · October 2011

Poor little guy! I hope that he (and everyone else!) stays healthy!

mingaling2 · October 2011

What a rough homecoming - I hope that this is the end of it and little man gets healthier every day!

Shekels831 · October 2011

I'd be an absolute mess! LOTS of T&Ps to your family and little Ethan! Feel better soon little one!

scarlet115 · October 2011

I've been thinking about you and your little guy. I am so sorry you are going through this. I can't even imagine how hard its been on you and your family. I am glad that it sounds like he's on the mend. I hope the fevers stay down and you can relax at home and enjoy your baby. Please let me know if theres anything I can do.

ally-cat · October 2011

I am so happy you are all at home. Poor Ethan and Mama!

slwprincess · October 2011

Oh my! I'm so sorry- prayers sweetie!

maykat · October 2011

Prayers to you. This is so much to go through!! I hope your next few weeks with your little man are peaceful.

kbrickell · October 2011

Oh my goodness poor litle guy! You must be exhausted, and a roller coaster of emotions. Here's hoping to some peaceful and no hospital days ahead. Such a scary thing to go through.

frlcb · October 2011

I am so, so sorry and hope baby Ethan is on his way to healthy days! Stay strong!

rara855 · October 2011

What a crazy start.

Hopefully you guys are on the mend and dr and hospital visits are over.

HappyIAm · October 2011

Sounds like a scary 2 weeks. I will keep you and Ethan in my prayers. Hope you can get some rest and that Ethan gets well soon. Hang in there mama!

Melliebugs · October 2011

WOW that is a lot to go through in his short little life. I hope that now life can get back to normal or a new kind of normal.

Pecswife · October 2011

I can't imagine! I pray for you to get some rest and that Ethan recovers fast!

budgetbride26 · October 2011

You poor thing! I hope you are on the road to recovery and can get some rest. I'm so sorry to hear this, what a scary thing for such a little one. Hope the worst is over and you can begin to enjoy your time with Ethan!

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