After two nights and three days, our little guy was discharged. The blood in his stool has all but disappeared. The doctors aren't sure why he had the bleeding in the first place. They suspect that he has a protein allergy, but if that were the case, the blood would not have just gone away. They attempted to give him different formulas, even though we were strongly against it, with no success. We don't think he has an allergy and it has taken us sooooo long to finally find a formula that he will drink and gain weight that changing formulas was not an option. He is finally thriving and growing like he should. From what I have read, if he had an allergy, he would be very unhappy and the bleeding would continue. All of his blood tests have come back negative. Basically, no one is sure why he had the blood, but everyone is grateful that it is gone.
Our fabulous Jackie came to the rescue this week and stayed with Elijah at the hospital during the day which allowed Dion and I to work (as most of you know, it was the first week of school). My dad and his wife are back in town for a little while and it was a great homecoming for Elijah. Noah is thrilled to have grandma and grandpa back at the house and Elijah is a happy little guy. It is amazing how grateful I am for the simple things. Tonight we all sat at the table, Elijah in his bouncy chair and Noah in his booster seat, and had dinner together. Those are the moments that get me through the rougher times. The memories that we make together get us through the times that we have to spend apart.
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