Saturday - Day 3, I think?!?!

Well, we are winding down another day here at the hospital. It's very hard to actually put a time frame around this whole ordeal! We are now working on 3 hour increments as we start a regular feeding schedule with Cole.

I had to leave Friday night around 9pm so I could get home and get some sleep in preparation for my Master's Degree Comprehensive Exam. The exam was from 8am until 12:30pm. Whew, glad that is over, luckily it is pass fail! Neetie Stojakovich spent the night with Megan and then Paw-Paw joined them in morning along with Grandma and Grandpa Baughman. Aunt Amy and Uncle Chad were here as well, all keeping vigil with Megan as they ran more tests on Cole. Unfortunately, he has a gram 1 negative rod bacteria. We have no idea what this means (we aren't doctors), but it looks like Cole is going to have to stay in the hospital a total of 10-14 days. We are very sad about this:( We are so ready to take him home and enjoy him and start our new family. But, he has to get better and he has to get antibiotics, so the hospital is the best place for him. He has a small feeding tube in his nose because they are trying to ween him off his I.V., so there is one more wire to navigate when holding and feeding him. However, having said all that, he is doing very well. He has been through a lot of stress and trauma and everyone is impressed with how strong he is and how he is responding to feeding and everything else.

Megan is due to be released tomorrow, but we will probably stay here most of the day. After that, we will probably be spending most of our days here at the hospital and our evenings at home. I have posted a couple more pics of mom and dad holding baby Cole!! Thanks again for all your thoughts and prayers! Stay tuned for more info!