We're all home

Finally about 10pm we made it home. Rebekah received her antibiotics and her red blood transfusion. She did ok with it. Today, she had a few spurts of about 10 minutes at a time where she was active and acting normal as if nothing was wrong. However, most of the day she wanted to just rest - mostly in mom's arms or lap (if possible). It was nice to get the lovin', but really breaks my heart to see her feeling so crummy. She really didn't eat or drink anything today. That has me a little concerned. I was finally able to get her to drink some of my water this evening.

Our friend Karen went with us to the hospital today and was a great help. Thanks so much! Karen could keep Sarah busy, so I could love on Rebekah. Or she could play with Rebekah while I fed Sarah or loved on her. It is always great to have a second adult to help out. It was a long day.

Grandma C stopped by for a little while to check in on us and give us a hand.

The low grade fever combined with the low counts are a concern. With low blood counts, she might not be able to fight an infection. The low hemoglobin can really cause the lethargic feeling and lack of energy. Some kids will spike a fever while receiving a transfusion, so we were a little concerned about that. The transfusion took 4 hours and they kept us for a half hour after the transfusion was complete to make sure that she wasn't getting a fever (at least not yet). We still need to keep a watch on her temperature and if it goes to high we'll be going back to the hospital.

Please pray that she will awaken in the morning feeling better and be willing to eat and especially drink tomorrow. I worry about her becoming dehydrated. Also, pray that she will have no fever. Thanks for all of the continued prayers. I'm sure that I'm probably rambling, so please forgive me. I wanted to make sure there was an update here for those of you who waiting on pins and needles. I'm exhausted both physically and emotionally. It has been one of those days.