Home...again

Well we are home from the hospital...take two!!! Hopefully it's for good this time. Elijah fortunately did not have any infections. He got some sort of bug, and together with his vaccinations caused him to get a high fever and dehydrated. He is doing well at the moment, and hopefully will continue that way. We are still having issues with his eating, but that's it for now. Here are a few pictures of Elijah I took today. I love how in the course of ten seconds.. he has so many different facial expressions :)

Back in Hospital :(

Elijah had to be admitted into the hospital yesterday because he had a high fever and had signs of dehydration. He also was having high blood sugars. He is on IV fluids and had blood drawn to see if he still has any infections. It takes 24-48 hours to get the lab results back so we will be there at least through tomorrow, as long as it comes back negative. He had his 6 month vaccinations on Monday, so we are hoping that all of this is just a reaction to those, and not an infection. I'll keep you posted :)

WE'RE HOME!!!!!

We are finally home!!! We had a long day yesterday, but we made it to Reno and couldn't be happier. Elijah is doing great and seems to really enjoy being home. These are just a few pictures from the last couple of days. I probably won't post as often as I have been, as there is not enough time in a day. I will try at least once a week to post pictures and updates on Elijah. Thanks for checking in!!!! -The Thomes

It's late. We're tired. We leave the hospital at 5:15 am to head to the airport. We can't wait to be home!!! We'll see some of you soon.

This is a video of Elijah squealing in happiness at the news that we are coming home Wednesday!!! Actually I think he is quite delerious in this clip, as he hadn't eaten in 14 hours! He passed his fasting test with flying colors; his blood sugar never dropped to a dangerous level and he made it the entire 18 hours. He is still having some eating issues, but the doctors hope that once he is back in his normal environment, that things will change. We will have our fair share of doctors appointments in upcoming months to follow his blood clot, and to monitor his weight gain. Also we will be following up with the Pediatric Endocrinologist in Reno quite often to make sure he is on the right dose of the medications. We just booked our flight, and will be in Reno by Wednesday afternoon. It still doesn't seem real. We look forward to seeing everybody soon!!!
Love,
Joel, Eden and Elijah

No new news today...Elijah still has hives from an alergic reaction. He is still not eating too much, which is a concern to us. He is happy as can be, however. Tonight is the beginning of his 18 hour fast, so I know tonight and tomorrow are going to be difficult. That's all for now... hopefully tomorrow we will know more about when we will be coming home. Thanks for checking in :)

Pretty much one of the funniest pictures taken of Elijah so far!

So it's Saturday night and today didn't go quite as smooth as previous days. Elijah is still doing better, but is throwing up more than usual. We can't quite figure out what is causing it. He also had an alergic reaction to an antibiotic this evening, and broke out in hives. This poor little guy just can't catch a break! On the other hand, his blood count is doing great, and so far no more signs of infection. He will continue to receive antibiotics for seven more days, just to make sure they are gone! So hopefully our plans to come home this next week will stay the same, although we want to make sure there are not underlying problems with his stomach that will take us back to the hospital in Reno. When we leave here, we want to be home for good. And when I say home... I mean our own home, our own bed, our own life!!! No more hospitals for us.