thursday, september 18th

Today is Thursday.

It feels like this week has moved slower than any other in the history of the world.

Yesterday clint got to hold pratt for 45 minutes. He loved every minute. I think his favorite part was how pratt would just look up at him with those wide eyes.

The spinal tap was done on Wednesday morning. It went well. The doctor said it didn’t take 2 minutes and that the “fluid was remarkably clear”. This was a good thing. He said that he would “fall off (his) chair if something cultured”.

When my mom and I got to the hospital, nurse Sandi was cleaning up Pratt’s back. I didn’t get to hold him because his back was most likely sore from the spinal tap. I was okay with that. I knew that he had been held by clint earlier…and knew that soon enough, I’d get to hold him.

I’ve realized over the past week that I’m much, much stronger than I’ve ever given myself credit for.

Mom read him Billy Chrystal’s book. She showed him the pictures and everything. One day he will realize what a wonderful reader she is. She gives every character a different voice. Hopefully, she’ll read him Superfudge one day.

Last night Clint and I both got to hold him. We got to feed him by bottle. Sandy took out his feeding tube. So we’re down to one IV in his hand. He looks so good. His color is good. He has a very strong, loud cry. :) we found that out last night.

we are at starbucks right now doing this posting because we have no internet at home yet. we're on our way to the hospital when we leave here. we hopefully will get to hold him and feed him.

our hope is that he will come home sunday. that will be 7 full days of antibiotics. they still don't know what caused the infection...possibly a speedy birth with no squeezing of his lungs...and so there is fluid in his lungs that caused it. his labs have all been normal...but i'm still cautious. don't want to get my hopes up.

we think we'll be able to spend the night with him there on saturday night and we will bring him home sunday.

i must say that we have had soooo many people pray for us. as clint said last night, we feel very undeserving. there is no doubt in my mind that prayer is what has made this easier for all of us. i never thought i was this strong. i really didn't. i knew clint was...but i didn't think i was.

thank you to every single one of you that has prayed for us. please continue the prayers. we need them. we need them bad. thank you for passing the word on to friends of yours...friends we will never meet. i just don't have the words for thanking each and every one of you.

i will update as soon as possible. for now, it looks like the spinal fluid is clear...and he'll have seven days of antibiotic and go home with us on sunday.

again, thank you all. keep us in your prayers. we love you.

oh...and here's one of pratt and his very, very proud papa.