Another Long Day at the Hospital

Charlie is doing okay. So far all his tests have come back clean, but he still hasn't been able to regulate his own temperature. He is in an isolette and when he stays in there his temp seems fairly good, but as soon as we take him out to eat it drops. His blood sugar was also a little low tonight, even after he ate. The doctor is not sure what is causing this, but until he can maintain a heathly temp for a long period of time we cannot go home. It looks like we will for sure be here until Sunday. On top of this, he is doing some weird twitching which totally freaked me out. The doctor said that this is common in preemies because their nervous system isn't fully matured. Even though he was born at 37 weeks, which really isn't too preemie, they still think this is probably the cause. But, after being through all the seizure stuff with Ruby, I was not willing to just let that be, so after a little pushing, the doctor agreed to set us up with an EEG at DeVos for next week Wednesday. It is probably nothing, but after everything that has happened, I need to rule out any neurological issues.

We are hanging in there. I have been fairly emotional today probably because I am tired and sore on top of just being worried about Charlie. My husband is such a trooper and has done an amazing job of taking care of all of us. He is staying overnight at the hospital again because I need to get sleep. Last night I had Ruby at home and tonight my mom is going to sleep over so she can get up with Ruby and then I will be able to sleep through the night. My parents have also been an amazing help and it is times like these that I am so thankful we have family close. Mark's mom is flying in tomorrow so it will also help to have her around.

Thanks for your prayers; we need them for strength. We are thankful to be supported by a community of believers.