Tayson's Pneumonia

It feels so GREAT to be home after being at Primary Childrens for the last 5 days! Tayson was diagnosed with Pneumonia about 2 weeks ago. We got him med and he started feeling better after a few days. Then it all the sudden got worse. He would be up ALL night screaming and crying cause he was in so much pain. After taking him to the doctor a few times between all the screaming nights, he had fluid in his lungs. We found out fri that there was fluid. I was told to watch him and make sure certain things weren't happening. By sunday we were headed to Primary Childrens. They took a chest x-ray at Primary's and from friday to sunday there was a ton more fluid. So by sunday, he had Pneumonia and Parapneumonic effusion (which is fluid in the lungs). To get rid of the fluid they had to place a chest tube in him. After much waiting around, he finally got the chest tube in on monday, along with a picc line.

It was so sad to see him so little and going through so much. It was emotional for us to just see him like that and how scared he was. But my little buddy did so good. He was so brave with everything and he is good now. He got his chest tube out on wed evening and we got to come home last night. He couldn't wait to get home!! It was a much bigger process than i had anticipated. The nurses and doctors at the hospital were so great. Tay got to order pretty much whatever food he wanted. He got to do crafts, color, paint, play playstation and watch a lot of tv! I was really glad we were at Primary's!

His picc line is still in and will be in for atleast 4 weeks. Its in his right arm and he can still do eveything he wants to except get it wet! I have to give him his antibiotics in his picc line every night at 8 and the home care nurses come once a week to change his dressing and take blood for labs to make sure everything is still going well, and they can come over whenever we need them to as well.

Here are some pics of our cute brave boy!

Before his surgery he got to paint and the nurse let him paint on his window! He loved this part:)

This is shortly after surgery.

Thats where his chest tube was and they ended up draining about 700ml of fluid, which is quite a bit for his little lung.

He got some gifts from us and other family and he loved that!

He was finally happy on thurs!

Im teaching him how to play his new ds game while he is eating a fun dip stick!!

I am so glad and grateful that it all went well and we are home. I have to thank everybody who helped watched my girls. They were so willing and it made things easier. Thanks again for helping and thanks for everybody's prayers!