Home From the Hospital

Last Sunday morning we took Jack to the ER. We took him in because he was coughing and chocking a lot on his bottles. Sat. night I noticed he was looking a little blue around his lips and eyes. He didn't seem to struggle, but he just did not look right. When we got to the ER they hooked him up to monitors and saw that his oxygen levels were low and they did an X-Ray and said Jack had an acute case of pneumonia. Jack had to fast for 24 hours with an IV. Then they did a feed/swallow study. That is an X-ray of his throat while taking bottle. It showed that Jack is swallowing some of the milk, and some is going down his windpipes. So we had to put the feeding tube back in. We were in the hospital for 4 days for tests and observations. It was so hard to watch my baby have to have blood drawn, lay in bed with an IV and oxygen. They came and drew a little blood for a blood sugar test every three hours. They pricked his heels, toes, and fingers. I ask God for strength for his little body and for strength for us. I keep think of the Amy Grant song "Breath of Heaven". The words say "Breath of Heaven hold me together, be forever near me. Breath of Heaven lighten my darkness, pour over me your holiness, Breath of Heaven."