Please Pray!

For those of you that aren't Facebook friends, and even for those of you that are, please pray for Kingston.

He's been sick since last Wednesday, and for a few days there, we thought he was getting better, but today he started getting super fussy again, and was crying for hours like he was being tortured and in tremendous amounts of pain. I broke down and called the peds office this afternoon, and they got him in for an appt at 5pm.

The on-call doctor was very concerned that he has been so sick, with no other "real" symptoms except a bit of a runny nose, and fever that lasted for 4 days. Like she said, at his age, a child really shouldn't be sick that long unless there was a reason.

He hasn't hardly been eating or drinking, and as a result isn't pooping or peeing very much. He hasn't wanted to play much at all, and is absolutely miserable unless he's being held, and even then sometimes all he does is cry. He's been very lethargic, and sleeping alot (even for HIM!) and that has me super concerned. Those of you that know him, you know that this little guy is ALWAYS on the move, never sits still and is so full of life! He's usually the sunshine in this house, making us all smile, but for the last week we've hardly seen him smile at all, and he's hardly been his normal bubbly self for more than a few minutes here and there. Breaks my heart!!!!

So, since she was so concerned, the dr ordered some bloodwork and a urine draw. Both were NO FUN AT ALL! Poor baby! They had to catherize him to get some pee out, and even then had a hard time getting enough. He's a wirey little fella, and it took two nurses, and myself to hold him down for that one! The blood draw was equally dramatic, if not more so, cause this Momma is afraid of needles in veins, and as hard as I tried to be calm for him, I could tell that he was feeling my own nervousness, and that just made it worse. By the time they were done taking (10 ml) blood, both he and I were covered in sweat from head to toe!

They called me about an hour ago to let me know that his preliminary bloodwork came back all clear. So that was wonderful news! But we're still waiting for the blood and urine cultures, which will be ready in the morning. The told me that the dr we saw today would check in with us tomorrow, and to keep an eye on him, and if he got worse to call.

Well, just a few minutes ago when I was getting him ready for bed, he felt really warm, so I took his temp and he's spiked a fever AGAIN! He hasn't had a fever since Monday, and we were counting that as a good sign when I had talked to the dr. So, I called the peds after-hours clinic, and the nurse talked to the dr, and they said for tonight to just give him tylenol, and keep a close eye on him. They noted it in his chart so that the dr we saw today would know that the fever is back when she checks in tomorrow.

So, I know it's not the most serious thing that could be happening, and lots of people go through much worse with their children, and I should count my blessings that there really isn't anything "serious" wrong with him, but I still can't stand that he's sick! It's breaking my heart to see him like this! All I can ask is that you please say a small prayer for my precious baby boy that it's just a mere virus and that there's nothing to really be concerned about, and that he'll be back to his normal "sunshiney" self soon!

Thank you so much! I love you guys!