Well it’s Saturday night and once again I am home alone while the rest of the family hangs out in the hospital. Kind of a bummer. The good news is that Greyson had labs done this morning and at 2pm and his afternoon labs were really good. His sodium and potasium were both back in the normal range. Stacy tells me that tonight he is also looking a little less puffy and is not working hard to breath. They will do labs again tomorrow and hopefully he will continue to stay where he should be. It is highly unlikely we will get to come home tomorrow as they really want to make sure his electrolytes stay where they need to be and that will probably take at least another day, but we’ll see.
He was pretty happy today and we got him some toys from the hospital to play with. He is starting to reach out to touch his toys and it is fun to watch him begin to interact with them a little more. Stacy has been such a trooper getting up every 3 hours to pump his meals for him. Everyone is so impressed with how she has kept that up even with all the stress and lack of sleep that she has experienced. For mothers day I would love to give her the day off from that as a vacation, but I’m not sure how I could fill in. I’m told there is medicine that might get me some but I think I would have needed to start earlier and even then it wouldn’t be enough for one meal, let alone a days worth.
So you may be wondering what is happening with the stones. Well apparently nothing is going to be done and we are going to pray he passes it (the big one as well as all the little ones) without complications. Stacy found an article online that seemed to say that kids can often pass larger stones than adults, but his is quite large. It’s 6 milimeters (or whatever the correct measuring system is). To put that in perspective a few years back Stacy had a stone that was deemed to large to pass and she had to have it blasted to bits in order to get it out of her kidney, hers was 5 milimeters. Either way the poor guy is going to be experiencing considerable discomfort until it passes. So pray for it to break apart (it has been known to happen) and for him to pass it out without problems so he can be done with it!
What a picture, that is too funny. We would all like to give Stacy a day off of pumping let her just sleep. Greyson is so cute and I’m sure she is more than happy to pump for him. I am sorry Stacy and Greyson has to spend Mothers’ day in the hospital and that you can’t be there Bob. However, Greyson doing so well is really good news. We will pray that the kidney stone break up on its own. Having such a precious little boy is certainly a wonderful Mothers’ Day gift all on its’ own. Take care and keep looking up. Happy Mothers’ Day Stacy
Love ya
Bob – know that you, Stacy and Greyson are in our prayers – we pray for his comfort and that you and Stacy get some well deserved rest with all of this. And we continue to pray for healthy lungs and kidney stones that either break apart or just go away.
I know you must be tired, but the sheer joy of that beautiful, growing boy makes it all worth while.
Tell Stacy Happy Mother’s Day from all of us.
Judy and family
Happy Mothers Day Stacy! You are one of the greatest mothers I know. I hope that Greyson gets to go home soon. Have a great day.
Happy VERY FIRST MOTHERS DAY Stacy. What a wonderful thing to be able to say to you. I know that you have been under a ton of stress and are really tired but you are just an exceptional mother. Greyson will be so blessed to have you right by his side today. Im sure if he could he would thank you for all that you have been through just to get him into this world and all that you do everyday to keep him here! God has most assuredly blessed you with a beautiful boy and I am sure he has more in store for you for your faithfulness. We will be praying for a very “Mommy” day for you and Greyson today. One full of fun and love and comfort….even if he does decide to pass that stone today.
Love to all three of you,
Tam
Happy Mother’s Day to the best Mom around. God certainly blessed Greyson when he chose you to be his Mom. We love you so much and know how hard you and Bob are working at being the very best parents ever. I’m know you are and always will be!! I hope you and Greyson have a great day, filled with fun and play times. Greyson, you love on your Mommy today. What a wonderful day for me as well. This is my first Grandmother’s day! We are praying that the large stone breaks apart and he gets rid of all of them soon. We know from experience how painful they are so we hoping God answers our prayers today. Love to you…Mom
Happy Happy Mother’s Day Stacy…You deserve the biggest award there is.What a wonderful, caring mother Greyson has. We are all so proud of you and hope this is a wonderful day for you all. We will certainly continue to pray that the large stone will break apart on its own and pass with minimal pain…Greyson, what a doll he is…He is just so handsome..and hopefully you will all be back home tomorrow….We send all of our love and wishes for a restful (with maybe a few extra naps)day for you all…..Aunt Sue
Happy Mother’s Day Stacy! You are in the club! I can’t imagine how tired you are and the pumping only adds to it but just look at your precious little one!!! He is truly loved by so many!! You are truly a family that is prayed for by people everywhere and some people you three have never even met. Hopefully that is comforting to you and will help you through the tough times! We love you!
Happy Mothers Day Stacy! Greyson is such a doll. Sorry that you have to celebrate Mothers day with him in the hospital, but it is where he needs to be right now. God is so very good and is watching over all of you. What an amazing family you three are. I hope that Greyson passes his stones soon, without to much pain, and gets back home where he belongs. I look forward to someday meeting all of you. I thank you and God for the pleasure of knowing you through this website. Have a wonderful day! God Bless you all.