Saturday, May 17, 2008

Baby fever day 5

Laura spent last night in the hospital with Samuel and I stayed home and got some much needed sleep. Our son Walter stayed with some friends.
This morning, Laura brought the baby home.

And the baby is home now! Last diagnosis was bronchiolitis.

Thank you God and the staff at VA Baptist Hospital, Pediatrics.

I just learned from my friend at Musings that my friends Ludie and Sarah are now the proud parents of a baby girl as of this morning! So congratulations to them!

Good day for all of us.


Pax,

Nelson

Friday, May 16, 2008

Baby fever day 4

Day 4 in hospital. Samuel seems to be a little better, but not a lot. His fever is gone, Thank God, but his stopped up nose and whuffling and such have not. Laura spent the first night here and I've been here the last two. I'll probably be here tonight as well.

The doctors tell us he will get well and that it's just a matter of time and waiting at this point. If he wasn't so little, they probably would have sent him home already, but he is only 8 weeks old (yesterday, as it happens), so they're not. I wonder how he likes life so far...

They still want to keep him here for observation, at least one more night. He might get to go home tomorrow. I sure hope so.

Thoughts?

Pax,
Nelson

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Baby fever

Well, hell.
Baby has had a cold for the last few days and he's been pretty miserable. Snuffling and whuffling and trying to breathe with a head full of it has been his lot.

Today, he spiked a fever of 103 .

He is now in hospital for a 48 hour period of observation (when I left, his fever was around 100) accompanied by his weary and worried mother. I'm home with the elder son.
Laura and I are both somewhat under the weather (low grade fevers and (for me) sore throat) and our oldest, thank God, is fine.

So far.

There's a lot that goes through one's mind on the way to the hospital and very little of it is good, usually. There is fear and worry and sympathy and helplessness and all that over and over. Makes that ten minute drive an eternity.

There's that time thing again...

Anyway, that's how our evening has run.

How's about you?

Thoughts?

Pax,
Nelson

Monday, May 12, 2008

Time

And before you know it...

Time is not what it once was. I know you will say it is my perception of time which has changed and not time itself, but this is untrue. There are days now which are made only of hours. There are days now which are made only of minutes. Still more days that are made of nights. And some of them are endless, sleepless, listless (You know, I've never head of something being listful before: have you? Lustful, maybe...) and full with weariness.

All time is now relative and subjective.

Ah, but when I look into those eyes looking up at me with perfect trust and love...

Yeah, it's worth it...

Thoughts?

Pax,
Nelson

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Win XP SP3 troubles?

Not for me. I've updated two out of three machines and no problems I can see. I had a bit of trouble with one of them (my main PC), but I am fairly certain it was due to intermittent internet service interruptions from my provider. Once that cleared up, it was relatively smooth sailing. Each machine took about 30 minutes to do (using the update from Microsoft) and after one reboot apiece, all was (and still is) well.

No problems at all. No appreciable difference in performance, either. But it may be too soon to tell.

Thoughts?

Pax,
Nelson