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Erik came home last Thursday (Aug. 21st) and is doing real well now. He is alert and enjoying his formula once again. I will be visiting him tonight. I had a slight cold last week and could not see him, but I am all better now and I look forward to some snuggling tonight.

Home tomorrow

Well, after nearly a week, Erik is expected to come home tomorrow. They will take the I.V. out of his head and send him home with oral antibiotics. My brother says that Erik is full of energy and actually drank 4 oz. of milk today. We think he may have been sick longer than just these past few days, since he was cranky and losing weight. Now he is a happy eater again and staying awake for longer periods of time. So, hopefully tomorrow he will be home. I am adding pictures of him in the hospital to this post.

Strep pnemonia!

The test results are finally in! Erik has strep pnemonia, which I have never heard of before. They also haven't completely ruled out the meningitis, but we are hoping that he doesn't have that on top of the pnemonia. He kept kicking his IV out so they put the IV in his head:0( Poor little guy has been through so much and we just got him home less than two months ago and on a schedule, and now he has to be back in the hospital being poked and prodded. We are praying for him though and I know that with God's help, he can pull through. We know he is a fighter.

In the hospital again.

Erik was taken to Children's hospital with a slight fever. They have admitted him and discovered he has an infection somewhere. They are waiting for the test results to find out exactly where it is at. He will be staying there overnight. They started him on antibitotics and have given him a fluid IV and he is now sleeping peacefully. Hopefully it is not too serious and he can come home again soon. He had to have a spinal tap earlier this afternoon, poor little guy. I just hope this isn't another long stay in the hospital, we just got him home 6 weeks ago.

Erik is still doing great. He is almost 6 lbs. and he is a good eater. His big brother, Justin, adores him and can hardly wait until Erik is big enough to play with him. His biggest brother, Christopher, is a typical teenager and sees him once in awhile and on rare occasions, actually holds him. I love all 3 boys a lot.

5 months old!

Little bitty guy on his daddy's recliner.
Chunky monkey:0)
Erik in his grandma's arms next to his big brothers.
Trying on silly glasses.