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Thursday, May 03, 2007

More on Eli

We are home from the hospital now. I am seeing this is definitely a 'one day at a time' process. Yesterday was a long day. Eli was not doing as well yesterday as he had been in the past 2 days. He got very sick in the morning and threw-up everywhere and then proceeded to sleep for over 3 hours in my arms on the smelly couch. I could tell he really didn't feel good, which is definitely hard on a mother's heart. Today he has been pretty subdued all day. He is sleeping now. He seems very content when he is resting which is good since sleeping is the best thing for him right now...

I want to share a few pics of the past few days. You can see here how much he has improved, but he still has a long way to go. I hope to continue to keep you updated on his progress.

Eli while he was in the Emergency Room last Saturday:














Eli resting in the hospital:














The hospital had wagons that the children could ride in. Eli really enjoyed his wagon outings, although they really wore him out. He loved riding the wagon in the Elevator so much that he is still talking about it today!



















Now that we are home I am trying to find creative ways to make playtime fun for him. Since his mind is working great he still needs/wants to be stimulated and play. Yet he is very limited in what he can do and handle. He can only handle playing for about 15 minutes at a time, then he needs to rest. As a way to make his playtime more special for him, I set up Eli's tent in his room and filled it with balloons and some of his favorite books. Eli rested his back on a big pink balloon and had a wonderful time playing in his new special place.















Thank you again for your continued prayers, they are much needed and much appreciated.

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Comments:
So glad Eli is home. We will continue praying for his complete recovery. It really does "hurt a Mother's heart" when her child is sick or hurting. It's tough, but just forget everything else and hold, rock, sing and play with Eli!!
 
Kellie, you are such a good mom! It especially struck me when you wrote about putting a tent in Eli's room. He is blessed to have a mom like you - you're doing a great job, even though I know you probably feel completely overwhelmed right now. We're praying for you here and miss you and Eli.
 
Kellie, I am so glad Eli is home. You both are in our prayers. I thank God ahead of time for the miracles that are to be done and the greatness that is to continue to come in Eli's life! We love you and are praying for you. ~Summer & Ray
 
He is such a beautiful child ... even when he's sick! You are both in my prayers, Anna
 
You are so creative! What a great idea; the tent with balloons!

And we know the hospital wagons! Madalyn thought that was cool, too! Too bad we weren't there at the same time- they could've been hospital pals. :)
 
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