Hello friends!
We had Cy’s follow-up appointment and EVERY test was clear. And this child had every test under the sun done. Eight pages worth of lab paperwork. I’m so relieved!
Truly.
Your prayers and well wishes were felt and thankfully it was God’s will for our happy baby to be healthy and strong! (Now can you start praying for me to have a painless delivery for #4… and that I lose all my baby weight… maybe that we would win this year’s Ocean Institute Home Raffle too? {wink})
Here’s what went down…
Monday night we noticed a HUGE sore on Cy’s mouth (you couldn’t miss it). This pic is zoomed in from that night. It’s not great but you can see it is half the width of this mouth and comes to the center of his lip on the outside. On the inside it reached all the way to the base of his lip. It was really thick and rough… kinda looked like a piece of wet cardboard you could peel off.
It was gross.
I’m not sure I would share a better pic if I had one!
I took him in Tuesday morning and I was thinking they would prescribe a cream or something.
Nope.
More like, “His oxygen isn’t low enough for an ambulance but you need to head down to the hospital right now. We are going to admit him into CHOC because of his oxygen level combined with the unexplained sores, and his enlarged organs and his low weight percentile.”
“HUH?? I’ve got library books to return and we are going to Wild Rivers today.”
Nope.
So, I’m calling Hot Hubby hysterical slightly thrown off balance. It didn’t help I had recently read Same Kind of Different as Me, when the healthy wife is diagnosed with cancer and dies like the next day.
Anyhoo, Hot Hubby met us at the doctor’s office and whisks Cy to the hospital and I take the big kiddos home to pack them up and farm them out to some of our most awesome friends. While driving to drop off the big kids Cora Jane saw Cy’s car seat was gone and exclaimed, “Oh no, Cy is gone!!!” I started to sob thinking I was going to have to explain how her baby brother died of some crazy disease. Isn’t it nuts how our brains can take circumstances to the worst place in seconds??
I have to say CHOC at Mission was great! They were so kind during check-in and they had stuffed animals (the bear & duck in the pic below) and a new blanket waiting in Cy’s crib (he got to take them home too!).
We had to do an IV just in case he needed medicine fast. That was a horrible ordeal. The nurse blew a vein and then couldn’t draw the blood she needed. Gives me chills just thinking back to his sad lil’ face! Babies are so tiny and have no clue why they are being hurt. I just ache for families who have to go through this kind of thing often.
Cy hated the IV.
(you can see the sore in this pic and it’s already a lot smaller… starting to split in half a bit)
He was back to his sweet self in minutes…
But he didn’t trust the nurses again…
Did I mention we were in quarantine? (Just to add to the drama.)
Here is a great shot of the senior pastor staff from our church after they came to pray over Cy.
We are so thankful for our family. And by saying family I’m not just talking about our blood relatives. We consider most of our friends to be just as close, and in most cases, even closer, then our actual family. Not to mention our church family! If you aren’t going to a church where the lead pastor (or some other leadership-ish person) will dress up in the above get-up and do a hospital visit, you should find a new one. Or just come to mine :).
We tried to look at the bright side of the hospital stay!
~The lovely view… 
~Cy learned to use a sippy cup! He was awesome with a straw, which is great for restaurants but not so great for around the house. (They gave us this NUK one, for those of you who may have the same struggle!)
~Cy got birthday presents! Since we were admitted during his actual birthday (BOO) the sweet CHOC nurses spoiled him with gifties. We don’t usually give our kiddos presents till they can remember them (sad but true). And he was spoiled rotten sweet with dinosaur toys, an elmo doll and a sit & stand!
~We got 3 days of quality one-on-one time with Cy. Something he has never had in his whole life. And he is RAD!!
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The big kiddos didn’t miss us at all. Here are just a few of the text pix we got from our friends…
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Rachael says
Echoing everyone’s sentiments… SO glad Cy is ok. Those pics remind me of Iris’ hospital stay — I was pregnant at the time, too, like you — ugh, not fun. Praise God for his healing!
Eli's Lids says
I was just thinking about that because I saw some pictures of when we were watching Jonas. Her poor little chin… that stay never ended!
Lynne says
Sooo glad he is ok, Kara! What was wrong with him, in the end? He looks like such a sweet, happy baby. I’m so, so glad it was nothing serious.
Eli's Lids says
Nothing was wrong! Crazy… I think they were just being cautious because of the combination of his symptoms. Or we prayed whatever it was away 🙂
Kyla @ Funky PolkaDot Giraffe says
Oh, my heart is breaking for him in the IV picture. I am so glad the results are clear and that is doing well. Pray works!!
Eli's Lids says
I wanted to throw up while they were doing it. Brad said I was pale. He was just getting angry at the nurse. Looking back we should have requested someone else. Our nurse looking like she was recovering from a hangover.
meghan says
I am so glad it’s over & everything is fine. Did they say what the sore was from? That poor baby. I gotta tell you tho…he is just beautiful! Those eyes!
Eli's Lids says
His smile just gets me!!
They never said what the sore was from. In all my relief from the clear tests I didn’t ask (duh!) but I have a question to the Dr out now.
Kristie says
I couldn’t imagine going from thinking you’ll be going home with cream to having your little one quarantined in the hospital! I’m so glad that Cy is okay and that you had the support of some wonderful friends and your church family. 🙂
Eli's Lids says
It was a little (a lot) surreal. So glad it had a happy ending. My mind took it in the wrong direction too many times… I think I have like 300 new grey hairs.
Yes, our friends and church are awesome!
Crystal Anderson says
Praise God!!! I’m so happy to hear that Cy is happy & healthy now. I got teary just looking at his sweet little eyes in those photos. He looks like he could be one of my own kiddos. I’m so relieved for you guys! God is so good!
Eli's Lids says
Isn’t the IV one just so sad!?!? It was scary. We believe we prayed whatever it was away!
He COULD totally be one of your kiddos… blond hair, blue eyes and adorable!!
Jaime says
Blessings all around for your family!! Cy is well, you have wonderful friends to take your kids, and the hospital was a mostly wonderful experience. Dude, they spoiled him!! Awesome!!
Korie says
Karanoel… I am so thankful that everything turned out fine for you and your family…. Hopsital stays are never fun whatever end you are on….
Eli's Lids says
I’m thankful everything turned out great for YOU recently!! How are you feeling. I was so bummed to miss the picnic where we could have caught up 🙁
Junglewife says
Aw… I’m so glad he’s feeling better. Sounds like the experience went as well as it could have, considering the circumstances! So glad nothing serious is wrong with your little cutie-pie! He has such a sweet face!
Eli's Lids says
Thanks! Probably pretty similar to what one of your sons would look like! Fits right it with your blondies!!
Yes, everything went as well as it could. I can’t even imagine going through worse… and I know families do everyday.
Shanna ~ My Favorite Everything says
Im so glad everything was all right! I’m with ya….whenever we’ve had the slightest bump that requires more than the usual, I think of families that have to live the ordeal and see the sadness and pain in their kiddos faces. Breaks my heart!!! Cy is such a cutie pie!!!! I think he really needs to meet my little Pipes! She may be a bit older, but dang they would make a cute little couple! I see a playdate in the future! Hugs to you and your sweet family!!
Eli's Lids says
Thanks!! I’m older than Brad so a match with Piper totally works! She is a little doll. We are totally down with a playdates 🙂
Lindsay Y says
Wow! I am so sorry yo guys had to go through that! But so happy that he’s okay! Did you find out what was actually wrong? The pics are so stinking adorable, his pout face is so sad but cute, and the smile is oh so sweet!
Eli's Lids says
Totally! The sad face pictures make me laugh but then I feel so guilty for laughing…lol!
Never found out what it was! I was so relieved that everything was normal I forgot to ask if we can prevent the sores. I also found out that the main reason for the hospitalization was his low oxygen level. Our older son has asthma so to us it wasn’t that low. I think they were just playing it safe because of the combination of symptoms they saw. I wish they would have been a little more clear on that because I thought my baby was going to die… oh motherhood!!
Jessica Schleede says
Glad to hear he is feeling better! He is such a handsome, little guy!
I understand the pan and agony you went through, my 4 year old daughter has a heart condition and has been in and out of Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, 4 times in a little over a year! It is a very scary, painful thing to see your little one being poked and prodded!
XOXO
Eli's Lids says
Oh my gosh!! I can’t even imagine what you are going through. REALLY. Our little stay was a drop in the bucket compared to yours. Are you out of the fog or will you be doing hospital “vacations” in the future as well?
Nicole FLing says
Oh my word I’m so sorry you guys had to go through all of this. I’m so thankful that LIl Cy is doing so much better and that everything went as smoothly as it could. He is such a sweet boy and the blog post and pix are so cute. We will continue to pray for you guys and I hope your party this weekend is great and he enjoys it to the max. I wish we could be there. Hope to see you guys soon.
Eli's Lids says
Thanks for the comment! The party went off without a hitch and he had a blast… as much as a one year old can…lol! Would have loved to have you there. I’m so excited to have met you and have some extended family close by!! I really hope we can get together again soon!
Alissa Circle says
Oh my goodness, what an ordeal!! Poor Cy, poor you and hot hubby. I can’t even imagine. Did they say after everything what the diagnosis was? Praise Jesus your little boy is happy and healthy. Continuing to pray for your family.
Eli's Lids says
Thank you for the prayers!! Felt every single one. REALLY!
Never found out what it was! I was so relieved that everything was normal I forgot to ask if we can prevent the sores. I also found out that the main reason for the hospitalization was his low oxygen level. Our older son has asthma so to us it wasn’t that low. I think they were just playing it safe because of the combination of symptoms they saw. I wish they would have been a little more clear on that because I thought my baby was going to die… mommy brain.
PS
Looks like your VBS is going awesome!!