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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Yesterday we were watching whales


Yesterday we went to Avila beach to see the whales. From the pier we could see 4 to 6 humpback whales breaching just yards away.  It was spectacular.  
But Liam fell asleep in papa's  arms.    And today we are in the hospital again.  We don't know exactly what's going on but Liam is fighting some kind of infection.  He has a fever but his oxygen levels are good.  What is concerning is that half of his face is red and swollen up and he can barely look out of one eye. (Black marker is to keep track to see if the redness spreads) 

Update.  It's the next morning now.    10:00 and we haven't seen the dr yet but though his eye is still swollen and face puffy, the redness is less pronounced.  No fever 
He ate a ton of breakfast 
He looks like he got in a fight or a bug bite.   But we still don't know what the cause is.  One of the night nurses was the mom of a girl in Liam's canceled swim class and we saw a family we know with a baby here in the Pediatric Unit.   Small world. 
I'm so grateful pedro and I each got a day off work.  We could have taken turns but it's so much easier and reassuring with both of us here.   And we have family and friends to help.   Thank you God.  

 Third night here.  Slowly improving everyday.    He's eating well and a good lil' trooper.  
He's as independent as ever.   We have got the hang of going to the bathroom and having to roll down with the IV machine.  He