Day to Day Life: Week Twenty

We have had quite the week as you’re about to get a peek at. If you remember last week, we had an emergency visit to the ER with Silas. Well, on Monday we received a phone call saying his blood had tested positive for bacteria, so we should return to the hospital. That afternoon, more blood was drawn but the doctor concluded that it was likely Silas simply had a viral infection that would go away on its own. On Tuesday we received another phone call from a different doctor saying Silas’s blood tested positive for bacteria again and we needed to take him to a larger hospital in the next town over. We have been in the hospital since (still here as I type this). He’s been an incredible trooper through this whole ordeal, withstanding blood tests, excruciating pain, narcotics to alleviate said pain, an MRI, x-rays, ultrasounds, multiple IV insertions… At least we have an official diagnosis of a deep bone infection in his leg. He is on the mend and we are hopefully going home on Tuesday! That said, here’s that glimpse:

The day Silas got admitted to the hospital, all I could get him to eat at home was the following…

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

And I think this was the last meal I’ve cooked in a week…

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

Day One.

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

Si and his Mama.

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

HOSPITAL FOOD.

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

Silas’s mom spent a couple nights in the hospital with him, giving Craig and I a chance to run home and sleep in our own bed. We got to catch Vincent’s play at the high school on one of those nights.

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

And I got the chance to visit with Chicken, who hasn’t had much love over the last few days (this is the third night in a row Craig and I have slept here in the hospital).

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

Silas and his dad.

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

Board games helped the time pass a little more quickly…

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

Morning shenanigans.

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

A friend of ours gave Silas an activity book where you build pom pom monsters. Here are our creations (and the pink one belongs to Silas’s sister).

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

Baseball buddies visiting today!

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

Our friend Janet also came to visit…

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

And a much needed break outside of the hospital… (Photo credit to Janet)

Forbidden Rice Blog | Day to Day Life Week 20, 2015

Let’s hope next week is filled with more locations, a healthy boy, and much more home cooking!

About Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

28 year old food blogger and writer.
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2 Responses to Day to Day Life: Week Twenty

  1. Kels says:

    I’m glad he’s recovering! Plenty good vibes to you and your family :)

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