Right after Tate was born they did a series of blood tests on him. The tests were designed to measure the amount of white blood cells and other components of his blood. The tests take 48 hours to read but as the results are coming out the doctors can make some predictions and assessments. Since Melissa's membrane had been ruptured for an extended period of time the doctors were extra wary about infection (in her or Tate).
On Wednesday around midnight (early Thursday) the doctor entered our room to tell us that they had some concerns about some of his results and needed to put him in the intensive care nursery on an I.V. with antibiotics. He had to stay in the I.C. nursery and Mel and I had to go down there to feed him or just to hold him. He couldn't leave the room and couldn't have any visitors. We were pretty bummed. If the final results indicated that he had an infection, he would have had to stay in the hospital 7-10 more days. However, late last night new blood work results came back and showed that he was improving. This morning they brought his little buns back in our room and he was given a clean bill of health from the pediatrician. We are both so happy to have him back and can't wait to bring him home tomorrow. Thank you all for praying!
End of Day 1.
They love each other (I love them too!).
5 comments:
Praise GOD! I'm glad is back with you guys.
i'm so thankful that he's doing better! maybe he just needed some alone time with his mommy and daddy! i love you both and can't wait to meet your little man! love, nicole
you guys made pretty great looking baby. well done. then again, i was a good looking baby and look how i turned out. not to worry you or anything. love you guys and can't was1it to teach tate some new tricks. TRICK OR TATE!!!!!!
OMG! Tate is sooooo beautiful! I am sure that you are all in love with that little guy. We are SO excited for you all and can't wait until Sam & Tate can play together.
love you guys so much!
-Fle (& the rest of the Putney kids)
These pictures are precious. What awesome images little Tate can look back on. Praise God that Tate and Melissa are healthy. I'm so happy to hear you all are fine and dandy.
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