Home!

I am pleased to report that Peyton and I are home from the hospital! The doctor discovered that she did have a little bit of pneumonia in her right upper lung. She started antibiotics last night. She also developed thrush in her mouth, so has antibiotics for that as well. Peyton's IV stopped working last night, so they left the IV in place, but had to stop fluids on last night's on-call doctor's orders. The weekend on-call doctor said it was ok to keep the IV out. After we saw him, he said that with no IV, there wasn't a whole lot they would be doing for Peyton in the hospital that we couldn't be doing for her at home, so it was up to me but we could go home if I was comfortable with that. I decided it was probably a good idea to get home. Her breathing sounded a lot better. If it didn't, I probably would have opted to stay another night. She's not a very happy baby this morning. Poor thing. I, for one, am glad to be home. Have to run out to get all her prescriptions. Moira's spending the weekend with her Mimi, Aunt Jaynie and Aunt Shirley near Austin, so it'll be quiet here. At least that's what I hope. That you all for your prayers for Peyton. I'll keep you posted on her recovery.

Another Night In the Hospital

Looks like Peyton will be staying at Christus St. Catherine's Hospital for at least another night. Dr. Haney saw her this afternoon and re-examined the x-rays taken yesterday. There is a bit of pneumonia in her upper right lung. This apparently isn't uncommon when patients are laying down so much. It will be something the doctor will be watching for with future bouts of congestion. They aren't pushing the feeding too hard until the pneumonia clears up. Peyton's wheezing isn't any worse, so that was a good sign. She has developed thrush on her tongue and a diaper rash.

Sarah said that Peyton was looking a bit better and is perking up a little. She managed a couple of her 'heart melting' smiles today.

Granny ~ Anne

Hospital Update

Good morning! Last night Peyton still wasn't eating, so she had a feeding tube inserted in order to get some calories into her. She started getting treatments from the respiratory tech. as well as her breathing treatments. Sarah said that Peyton had been awake a little bit more, but mostly just wanted to sleep.

I just spoke very briefly with Sarah. Dr. Haney was in to see Peyton and thought that she sounded a bit better today. She cut back on her IV a bit and is making up the difference with her tube feedings. They are going to watch her all day again. There is a slight possibility that she may be able to go home tonight. It will all depend on how responsive she is today and what Dr. Haney thinks when she does rounds after office hours. We have to have her in tip top shape for her 1st birthday on the 15th!

Miss Moira has gone off to spend the weekend in Austin with Mimi and Aunt Jayne. I know she will have a great time there and will keep the ladies hopping!

Thanks again for all the prayers, journal entries and phone calls! Your support and concern is really appreciated.

Anne ~ Granny

Another Hospital Update

Peyton still isn't eating this afternoon. She has a lot of congestion so the resp. therapist will be coming to suction her out. Her throat is quite irritated. It is possible that she also has conjunctivitis - an ophthalmologist will be checking her out later. Dr. Haney wants to keep her for another night since she isn't eating. They are going to give her another chance to eat later on. If she doesn't take her nourishment then she will have to have a feeding tube inserted again. She just can't afford to be losing any weight.

That is all the news for now. Sarah sounded pretty tired, but they are all hanging in there.

Anne ~ Granny

Hospital Update

Good morning! Not much news to report yet. Peyton is still quite lethargic, which is a concern. She doesn't want to take her bottle. The good news is that her sugar level rose from 48 to 65 and then 125, which is much better. The doctor still hears crackling in her lungs and she is still wheezing. She is continuing with the breathing treatments every four hours. They aren't giving her any anti-biotics yet as it is possible this is a viral problem. Dr. Haney will be seeing her around 11:30 ~ perhaps there will be more news then.

Thank you all for your prayerful support.

Anne ~ Granny

Admitted

Just a quick update again. Sarah phoned a little while ago. She wanted you all to know that Peyton is settled into a very nice room at the hospital, complete with bed for Mommy. It was discovered that Peyton's sugar is low, so glucose has been added to her IV. It makes sense that she is so lethargic if the sugar is low. She'll be getting her sugar checked regularly through the night.

Ron picked Moira up at day care and was going to bring her over to the hospital to see her little sister. I'm sure it will be quite exciting for Moira.

Thanks for your prayers and kind notes.

Love,

Anne/Granny

To The ER

Because Sarah doesn't have access to a computer at the moment, she has asked me to send off an update on Peyton's condition. For the past 4 - 5 days, Peyton has not been feeling well. Since Sunday she has only been awake for a couple of hours in total and is very restless. On Saturday, she saw the pediatrician on call. In spite of looking ill, the doctor couldn't find anything wrong with her and sent them home. She continued to sleep most of the time, have a low grade temperature, refused to eat, had congestion and wheezing. On Tuesday, Ron took her back to the pediatrician's and she saw the same doctor as on Saturday. She agreed that Peyton looked worse, but still couldn't find anything wrong. At this point Peyton did have a fever. She did order some blood work. Later in the afternoon, the nurse called to let them know that Peyton's white count was up. About ten minutes later, the same nurse called back telling Sarah to bring her in first thing this morning.

When Peyton went to the office today, her own pediatrician saw her. She has sent them over to the ER at Christus St. Catherine's Hospital which is next door to her office building. She wanted Peyton put on an IV because she is dehydrated. Perhaps her lethargy is caused by this. Dr. Haney wants a chest x-ray done and an RSV test.

Sarah phoned a few minutes ago from the ER. After three tries, the IV has been started and Peyton is getting fluids in. The ER doctor has been in conference with Dr. Haney. Right now, Peyton is on her way for a chest x-ray. It is quite possible that she will be admitted, at least over-night for observation.

I know you will keep them all in your prayers. As soon as I know any further details, I (or Sarah) will update the site.

Granny