Good news!

Earlier this morning we got the test results back for whooping cough. It was negative for whooping cough. He's been coughing a lot more frequently here, but that most likely is because of the albuterol treatments which irritate his throat so that everything can loosen up. We are continuing his vest treatments at the hospital 4x a day for 10 minutes. One of the pulmonologist told Ken today that he will be here for a few more days, but that he couldn't give us exact date because they need to see improvement first. It looks like we'll most likely be here on Mother's Day. I guess we'll do the baby dedication at church on Father's Day instead.

He's eating a little better now so hopefully he'll start gaining weight again. He was 11 lbs 14.5 oz last Wednesday when I initially brought him in at the beginning of the cold. Yesterday when I took him in he had lost 6 oz in a week. It's weird, I noticed earlier this week that he had lost weight. Luckily, he's still sleeping 10PM-3AM, like at home. Right before he got sick he was just getting to the point where he would sleep 6-7 hrs a night. Hopefully once we are home and he is well we can get back to that again.

For now, we're just taking it day by day and hoping we'll be home by the end of the weekend.
Erin, Ken & Ethan