Hospital update

Traxton is responding really well to the IV antibiotics and they were able to stop one of the two he was getting today. His white blood count has continued to decrease, but it is still a little elevated as well as some other blood values. They want to keep us here a little longer to see how he responds with the lower amounts of antibiotics, and then transition him to an oral dose. We are crossing our fingers for a trip home tomorrow.

We've found out recently how serious Traxton's condition was and how lucky we were to have caught it so fast. Cultures had started to grow in his blood and he was starting to become septic. This means that the infection was on its way to becoming wide spread. If this would have happened he would have had to get his implant removed. We have been told over and over how close he was to being a really sick little boy.

Traxton has been a trooper during this ordeal. He hates when the nurses come in and he cries the whole time they take his vitals. He also hates when they have to hook up his IV. The only thing that makes him feel better is covering the IV site with a heating pad. He will lay really still and keep the heating pad on his arm long after it has gotten cold. The nurses are so nice and keep a box of heating pads on the counter for him.

This place is AMAZING!!! The nurses, techs, and volunteers are constantly checking on us and making sure that we don't need anything. They have brought Traxton coloring books, play dough, and a huge train set. He also has endless amount of choices for food and snacks with only a phone call. Yesterday I ordered him some chicken nuggets and asked if they had any ranch. The guy said, "mam, this is a children's hospital; we get ranch by the bucket full." They really know how to take care of little ones.

Traxton loves to sit in this window and look out at the cars driving by.