Short-lived

Look at that big belly! I laugh every time I look at this pic. Can you tell Daddy dressed him today? And that shirt is a bit small, huh?

Elijah's good health was very short-lived. I just knew that throw-up session last night meant something. He woke up this morning full of snot (again) and he had a pretty crabby day overall. I took his temp before putting him to bed and he was at 101.2! Yuck! We talked to the on-call cardiologist and he said just to keep a close eye on him through the night. If his temp is still that high tomorrow, I'll bring him in to get checked out to make sure he doesn't have something more than just a cold.

We seem to be walking such a fine line right now and it's getting a bit scary. We are trying to be as positive as possible because we just know it's all going to be ok in the end. God has a special plan for our little man and we know that. We just have to chug along for a little bit longer. Please pray for our Elijah. He NEEDS good health so we can get his heart all fixed up, and his heart is so so ready to be fixed.

Here's my list of GOOD things to be thankful for today:
We're not in the hospital.
Elijah is chunky.
E felt better yesterday, so we know he CAN get to the point of feeling better again (and he will soon, dangit).
E didn't throw up all day!
I got to snuggle E up tonight and I loved it.
I have the world's best employer.
We got approved for the RSV shot (after mucho complaining and with my employer backing me up).
Dan gets to go to work tomorrow and I'm so excited for him to get out a bit and not spend another entire day with a sick baby.
We are going to get out a bit Friday night after E goes to bed. We are in serious need of that.
It's not 10 degrees outside and the snow is almost all gone! Wwooohhoo!
I have THE world's best husband, hands down.
(I asked Dan to tell me something he's thankful for today and he said, "Your legs." I told him I couldn't write that and to tell me something else. He said, "Fine, your lips." I gave him a funny look so he thought for a second and then said, "Baby laughter.")

I'm not going into work tomorrow or Friday and it feels so good knowing I can be here with Elijah all day long to give him as much mommy love as I possibly can. Mommy love cures everything!


Checking out the new chair. He looks so cute in it!

I forgot to mention that I did call Dr. G today but he wasn't in the office so he's going to call me first thing in the morning. We'll see what he thinks about this sickness and whether or not we'll have to reschedule surgery. NOooooo!!!!