Not Eating . . .

Craig and I were at the hospital late last night. Matthew is not eating and just isn't acting like himself. I tried to hold him but he always fusses when he is being held. I guess he is still very uncomfortable. One issue is that Matthew decided to stop eating yesterday. They think his throat is sore from the ventilator and that his acid reflux is acting up. They increased his Nexium so we are waiting to see if this helps. Matthew also spiked a fever last night so they are running some cultures to check for an infection. We will know more when we get the results of those on Monday.

It was a weird day yesterday, Matthew wasn't himself at all and he started this weird head twitch where he jerks his head to the right. We asked Cindy, the weekend Nurse Practitioner, about this so she checked him over and said that seizures aren't uncommon after this type of surgery but she thinks it is due to being so uncomfortable. Apparently, this stopped sometime during the night. Overall, he is doing reasonably well. Our main concern is his eating and whatever caused the fever.

This is such an emotional roller coaster. Just when it seems so unbearable God gives us the strength to keep going. God has definitely taken care of Matthew and our whole family. Taylor is spending some quality time with Grandma and Grandpa Gray. She is being spoiled rotten and loving every minute of it. She is very confused as to why Matthew can't come home. She asks a lot of questions and we try to answer them so she isn't too confused. Please remember her in your prayers too. This has not been easy on her. She tells us she misses Matthew all the time. One good thing, if we ever forget how to get the hosptial Taylor reminds us of every turn. She could probably get there by herself.

Doctors should come by Matthew's room around noon today so we will update then. Have a great sunny day!