Thursday, October 22, 2009
Jake's care package arrived!
The care package that we sent Jake finally arrived. It's so nice to see all the stuff we sent surrounding him with our love. The flannel blanket I made looks ten times better with him on it. In one picture, he is modeling his new diapers. Too Funny! I sent all preemie clothes and was worried that they would be too small. I guess not.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Jake comes Home from the Hospital
Though he still have a little diarrhea, they switched him to lactose-free formula and said to keep an eye on him so that he doesn't get dehydrated and sent him back to the House of Hope. We think he looks good in the pics below, but them again we think he looks good in all his pictures. LOL Love the hat!
Friday, October 9, 2009
Oct. 9th Update
I got this e-mail today.
"When we went to see Jake at visiting hours tonight we received the results of yesterday's blood tests. GREAT NEWS -- everything was normal. When Jake was first admitted to the hospital the nurses told us that Jake is a laid back and calm baby. We responded telling them that he must be sick since he loves to cry if he is not being held. Tonight they told us that Jake loves to cry and as soon as they pick him up he stops. We told them that he must be feeling better because that sounds like the 'Jake' that we know. Even though his blood test results are normal they will not release him from the hospital because he has diarrhea. The nurse said the diarrhea may be a result of the antibiotics and until it is under control it would be too easy for him to get dehydrated at home. Since he is continuing to have IV fluid and he is being fed a bottle every three hours he will not get dehydrated in the hospital. We are blessed to have such a good hospital close by.
Here are some picture from tonight's visit."
I asked if Jake ever smiled or was he a serious baby and this is the response I received.
"Jake is generous with his smiles when we smile at him. He uses his whole mouth to smile. We are behind a camera when we take his picture so by the time we capture him, he has stopped smiling. He really watches people's faces and if he is receiving a smile then he will return the smile. He continues to be active and wiggly. He has recently began cooing when he is being talked to. His favorite form of communication was 'grunting'. We think he did this because he did not like his harness and this was his way of telling us that he did not want it on. The harness did not hurt him so he would not cry about it but he would make a grunting sound. Since his harness has been off the grunting has stopped."
"When we went to see Jake at visiting hours tonight we received the results of yesterday's blood tests. GREAT NEWS -- everything was normal. When Jake was first admitted to the hospital the nurses told us that Jake is a laid back and calm baby. We responded telling them that he must be sick since he loves to cry if he is not being held. Tonight they told us that Jake loves to cry and as soon as they pick him up he stops. We told them that he must be feeling better because that sounds like the 'Jake' that we know. Even though his blood test results are normal they will not release him from the hospital because he has diarrhea. The nurse said the diarrhea may be a result of the antibiotics and until it is under control it would be too easy for him to get dehydrated at home. Since he is continuing to have IV fluid and he is being fed a bottle every three hours he will not get dehydrated in the hospital. We are blessed to have such a good hospital close by.
Here are some picture from tonight's visit."
I asked if Jake ever smiled or was he a serious baby and this is the response I received.
"Jake is generous with his smiles when we smile at him. He uses his whole mouth to smile. We are behind a camera when we take his picture so by the time we capture him, he has stopped smiling. He really watches people's faces and if he is receiving a smile then he will return the smile. He continues to be active and wiggly. He has recently began cooing when he is being talked to. His favorite form of communication was 'grunting'. We think he did this because he did not like his harness and this was his way of telling us that he did not want it on. The harness did not hurt him so he would not cry about it but he would make a grunting sound. Since his harness has been off the grunting has stopped."
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Scare in the Night
Last night, just before I went to bed, I checked my e-mail. I saw a new e-mail from our son's Home of Hope in Taiwan. OK, cool, maybe more new pics. But as I read the e-mail, I started to get scared. You will see why.....
"Sue and John,
A couple of nights ago we received a phone call from Glenda (our night time nanny). She told us that Jake had a fever of 99. Since it was almost midnight and 99 is not really a fever we told her to give him tylenol every four hours through the night and we would come over and assess him in the morning. Throughout the night we received a couple of messages from Glenda telling us was praying for Jake's health. Glenda adores Jake and she said she paced the nursery all night with him in her arms while she prayed. When we arrived in the morning we realized that he had no fever but that he was limp and 'not himself'. We took him to the ER and he was admitted to the hospital. The doctor took blood and ordered many tests. The results of the tests are that Jake has an infection. The doctor is unsure of the location of the infection but somewhere in Jake's sweet little body there is an infection. He is being given two different antibiotics through an IV. The doctor will continue to check his blood every couple of days to see if the infection is responding to treatment. The doctor thinks that drawing blood is much less invasive than giving Jake x-rays and scans. If Jake's infection does not respond to the treatment with the antibiotics then the doctor will do some more invasive tests. Jake will stay in the hospital for at least a week. A one week stay is standard here in Taiwan for infants with infections.
We know this type of news is the terrible to hear when you are thousands of miles away and you are unable to give him snuggles and see his sweet face for yourself. The hospital he is in is very close to us so we have been able to see him during
visiting hours. The hospital he is in is also a clean, trustworthy, and safe hospital. He is getting excellent care. He began looking better after a few hours of being in the hospital -- PTL.
"I give you peace, the kind of peace that only I can give. It isn't like the peace that this world can give. So don't be worried or afraid." John 14:27 (Contemporary English Version)
We pray that you will feel God's peace in this difficult time.
Blessings,
Trena and Holly"
Here are pictures of Jake in the hospital.
**UPDATE**
We received a new e-mail.
"Your little man is doing fine. We are continuing to watch and pray with you."
We are so relieved but desperately wish we could go over there right now. We will not rest easy until he is in our arms.....forever.
"Sue and John,
A couple of nights ago we received a phone call from Glenda (our night time nanny). She told us that Jake had a fever of 99. Since it was almost midnight and 99 is not really a fever we told her to give him tylenol every four hours through the night and we would come over and assess him in the morning. Throughout the night we received a couple of messages from Glenda telling us was praying for Jake's health. Glenda adores Jake and she said she paced the nursery all night with him in her arms while she prayed. When we arrived in the morning we realized that he had no fever but that he was limp and 'not himself'. We took him to the ER and he was admitted to the hospital. The doctor took blood and ordered many tests. The results of the tests are that Jake has an infection. The doctor is unsure of the location of the infection but somewhere in Jake's sweet little body there is an infection. He is being given two different antibiotics through an IV. The doctor will continue to check his blood every couple of days to see if the infection is responding to treatment. The doctor thinks that drawing blood is much less invasive than giving Jake x-rays and scans. If Jake's infection does not respond to the treatment with the antibiotics then the doctor will do some more invasive tests. Jake will stay in the hospital for at least a week. A one week stay is standard here in Taiwan for infants with infections.
We know this type of news is the terrible to hear when you are thousands of miles away and you are unable to give him snuggles and see his sweet face for yourself. The hospital he is in is very close to us so we have been able to see him during
visiting hours. The hospital he is in is also a clean, trustworthy, and safe hospital. He is getting excellent care. He began looking better after a few hours of being in the hospital -- PTL.
"I give you peace, the kind of peace that only I can give. It isn't like the peace that this world can give. So don't be worried or afraid." John 14:27 (Contemporary English Version)
We pray that you will feel God's peace in this difficult time.
Blessings,
Trena and Holly"
Here are pictures of Jake in the hospital.
**UPDATE**
We received a new e-mail.
"Your little man is doing fine. We are continuing to watch and pray with you."
We are so relieved but desperately wish we could go over there right now. We will not rest easy until he is in our arms.....forever.
Monday, September 28, 2009
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