Today we have a guest blogger... Tess' mom, Maureen - otherwise known as Gorgeous Gran, or MoZiLLa - is visiting for a month. Today GG reports on Jasper being admitted to the hospital.
My poor little Jasper is currently in hospital with an asthma attack. Tess and I took him to ER last night at 7 p.m. I was very impressed as I watched the impact of the words "very premature at birth" and "having trouble breathing." Immediately JJ assessed and cared for. I will attach a couple of paragraphs I have sent Charles (who is in Australia):
"Just home from hospital - stayed for about an hour after taking over food and blankets, etc. JJ such an exhausted trooper. Poor little man had to get blood work and nasal swabs - Tess and I stayed with him throughout. Tess has been remarkable with Jasper and to see the connection between the two is so lovely. She is comfortably settled for the night right beside him. She has a cot, I took her food and JJ finally drank some water before falling asleep in his crib. He has been vomiting due to so much coughing. Saw his Xray and you can see the left side is different from right. Tests being done - blood and nasal secretions - are to rule out different infections. Praise God for the chicken pox as it secured them the Isolation Room. The doctor on call on Paeds is a darling and has a very nice way with JJ. While still in Emergency and between coughing fits JJ had no scruples at all - he flirted his heart out with a lady as they played peek a boo, and he blew her kisses and suddenly was whipping his tongue in and out of his mouth!!! She adored him, of course!
So Chuckles, your wee boy is in God's good care. He will watch over him.
I will go over tomorrow morning."
And this morning's update:
"He now has a fever so may need antibiotics. Results of blood and nose secretions will be in this afternoon. He finally started eating around 10:30 this morning and I changed two majorly dripping nappies while there between 8-12 noon. Very pleased that he finally voided as there had been nothing since 7 pm last night. Tess came home for a spot of sleep. Now she is there and Lita will take a shift this afternoon while Tess takes Sebbie to his hearing appointment. I am guarding the home front as we are expecting a parcel from Shenzhen that I need to go through in case I need to send anything back for speedy changes before I leave on Saturday. JJ has been smiling this morning so that has been so nice to see - always horrible to see them sick enough that the joy goes out of their faces, especially when all these nasty things are being done to you. Yuck. I suspect he will be in for another night at least.
Tess is doing well although very sleep deprived. I will see whether I could do the night shift tonight and let her come home for a hopefully good night's sleep.
JJ has been doing the gamut: "Mummy? Daddy? Sela? Carys? Babby? Lita? Mila? De?" He is SOOOOOOOOOO CUTE." Hopefully the steroids and ventilin will kick in soon soon soon. He is working pretty hard to breath and it will be good when it is all easier for him.
"Just home from hospital - stayed for about an hour after taking over food and blankets, etc. JJ such an exhausted trooper. Poor little man had to get blood work and nasal swabs - Tess and I stayed with him throughout. Tess has been remarkable with Jasper and to see the connection between the two is so lovely. She is comfortably settled for the night right beside him. She has a cot, I took her food and JJ finally drank some water before falling asleep in his crib. He has been vomiting due to so much coughing. Saw his Xray and you can see the left side is different from right. Tests being done - blood and nasal secretions - are to rule out different infections. Praise God for the chicken pox as it secured them the Isolation Room. The doctor on call on Paeds is a darling and has a very nice way with JJ. While still in Emergency and between coughing fits JJ had no scruples at all - he flirted his heart out with a lady as they played peek a boo, and he blew her kisses and suddenly was whipping his tongue in and out of his mouth!!! She adored him, of course!
So Chuckles, your wee boy is in God's good care. He will watch over him.
I will go over tomorrow morning."
And this morning's update:
"He now has a fever so may need antibiotics. Results of blood and nose secretions will be in this afternoon. He finally started eating around 10:30 this morning and I changed two majorly dripping nappies while there between 8-12 noon. Very pleased that he finally voided as there had been nothing since 7 pm last night. Tess came home for a spot of sleep. Now she is there and Lita will take a shift this afternoon while Tess takes Sebbie to his hearing appointment. I am guarding the home front as we are expecting a parcel from Shenzhen that I need to go through in case I need to send anything back for speedy changes before I leave on Saturday. JJ has been smiling this morning so that has been so nice to see - always horrible to see them sick enough that the joy goes out of their faces, especially when all these nasty things are being done to you. Yuck. I suspect he will be in for another night at least.
Tess is doing well although very sleep deprived. I will see whether I could do the night shift tonight and let her come home for a hopefully good night's sleep.
JJ has been doing the gamut: "Mummy? Daddy? Sela? Carys? Babby? Lita? Mila? De?" He is SOOOOOOOOOO CUTE." Hopefully the steroids and ventilin will kick in soon soon soon. He is working pretty hard to breath and it will be good when it is all easier for him.
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