Carter's Hospital Stay

As most of you know, Carter was taken to the hospital Friday evening because he was having seizures. In the ER they drew blood, put in an IV (this ended up being a major ordeal because they had a very hard time finding his veins), inserted a catheter to get a urine sample, did a CT scan, and did a spinal tap to check for meningitis. They also had to intubate him because he was having problems breathing during the seizures. Later that evening he was taken up to the PICU (pediatric intensive care unit) where he was sedated overnight. They were able to take the breathing tube out Saturday morning and he spent most of Saturday sleeping because his body was recovering from the seizures and the medication, but when he was awake he was not a happy kid. By Sunday he was doing much better and was able to go home. The doctors still don't know why he had these seizures, other than the fact that he had a fever. Here are some pictures of his hospital stay.

Our poor baby in his cage. I know he was in there for his own protection, but it was still a sad sight.


He was not excited about his cage either.


Eating jello.


Sleepy baby. Carter has not been a fan of cuddling since the time he learned to crawl, but he wanted to be held constantly at the hospital. He's one heavy kid!


"Is this gonna last forever?"


Gary and Fradel brought Carter a stuffed bear and this balloon. Thanks guys...it really did cheer him up, even though he doesn't look very happy in the picture.