Aidan still has a fever... but he's active as always

Day 23 - Hospital Stay
Day 18 - Intubated

Aidan stayed home today and didn't go to school. So, I was unable to head down south to be with Logan. I did check in with the doctor and the nurse to see how he's doing. They started the first rounds of the new drug yesterday and was able to decrease the ventilator rate from 20 to 12. That's the lowest they could go from now. They are going to increase the dosage and see how Logan reacts to that. Hopefully, it will be able to stimulate his central nervous system to take in bigger and more frequent breaths. The Urologist said his VCUG result was fine. He did recommend doing another X-ray from the bottom up again. The Director has placed a call to the Genetics counselor to see when the blood test results will be back. For now, everything is stable. I don't think I will be able to go down to see Logan again tomorrow, but I will surely call to check-in.

Aidan, on the other hand, still has a low-grade fever. I took him to the pediatrician today since he's been coughing and has a runny nose for two weeks. It seems like he's been getting back-to-back colds. Doctor said his lungs sound clear and it's probably viral. Nothing much to do except giving him some Tylenol or Motrin to keep the fever down. He said if the fever continues to last for 3 days at over 103 degrees, then we need to bring him back. Or, if he's coughing lasts for 3 weeks and more without getting any better, or his coughing happens mainly at night, we should take him in for another check-up.

Aidan is active as always. Once he slowed down, I could see that he's tired. Unfortunately, he only napped for an hour today and he woke up with a higher fever. I gave him some more Tylenol. His head still felt a little warm. I think I might try some Motrin later and see if it works better. Will have to keep him home again tomorrow.

Ending 2007 in sickness..... ugh....

Dan Dan has been sick for the last few days. First a runny nose and cough, and then started a low-grade fever for a couple days. Luckily he is getting better and the runny nose is almost gone. It worries me that he might have a stuffy nose when he's on the plane. Since it's his first flight, I have no idea how he would react. And if he's sick, this would just add more pressure to his little head and his ears might really hurt.

He has also lost his appetite the last few days. He used to eat almost everything, and a lot! But lately, he would take a couple bite and then refused to eat. Even his favorite apples and bananas, he won't even finish half of it. The only thing he would take was soup. But that's not enough to sustain his active lifestyle. Feeding has become a battle. It has become a battle between Dan Dan and Mommy/Daddy, and a battle between Mommy and Daddy on the philosophy of food battles. The pediatrician said one of the rules we should follow is never force a kid any food. No food fights! This is one thing that Mommy and Daddy are not agreeing on.

But thank god he's feeling better now and actually went to day care today. He came home eating just like he used to! I am not sure if it's because he saw other kids eating, or he's just feeling a lot better. He didn't eat as much as he used to yet, but he definitely ate everything we put on his plate. Thank God for that!

Now that Dan dan is getting better, Mommy and Daddy are sick. First Mommy, then Daddy. We seem to get sick together a lot. It sucks because it's the crucial time of the year and we definitely need to get well within the next 2 days. We definitely don't want to be sick on the plane, or any time during our month-long trip.

I vaguely remember we were also sick last New Year's Eve. Mmm... I guess flu shots are not perfect. Now let's see if Mommy and Daddy can actually stay up late enough to watch the New Year comes, while listening to Dan Dan coughing up a storm.