01-08-08

This morning has been relatively quiet. Alex had an Okay night. He spiked a fever that they are sending cultures to see if there are any infections, he also went on a series of antibiotics J.I.C.. He could be teething though and I think he might try and push those two top teeth in while intubated. They finally resolved trying to figure out if he needed a MRI and they will just do a CT right before we leave. The MRI is tricky because the patient has to stay intubated and also be pretty sedated because they want them to hold perfectly still, overall the CT is a better choice. So he is going to start spontaneous testing again and they will try and extubate a little later. He is more awake today and when he opens his eyes and sees me there he scrunches his little forehead and does the "please pick me up" look... I have huge anxiety and want to comfort him but I won't be able to hold him until he is extubated.... My guess it that he won't want me to put him down when I finally get to hold him...I have been taking pictures each day to record his progress..(one of my coping strategies) and I am amazed already at how he is doing and looking so much better...