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... or in Skylar's case, a crawling fashion disaster.
Lest you think his parents have poor fashion sense, I have an explanation for it:- it was a cold evening and we were just gonna jump in the car and make a quick trip somewhere ( ie not meeting anyone)- Skylar was already dressed in long sleeves and pants ( although technically those are his pajamas)- he needed a hat to stay warm, and yifan grabbed the first hat he saw-- a bucket hat instead of his beanie- yifan also grabbed the first pair of socks he found, which unfortunately, was in a shade of green that clashed with Skylar's pajamas- and the striped vest? Well, that was the only "warm" clothing he had p.s. i have since bought more winter clothes for him.Current Mood: 
amused
It's been a week since we left the hospital, and Skylar is, thankfully, back to his usual happy and playful self. The hospital stay had traumatised him-- nurses would come into the room every hour or so to take his temperature and blood pressure, prick him for blood tests, give him his medicine-- that the first few nights after we got home, he would only sleep in my arms, and cry the second I lay him in his crib. How did a regular cold turn out to be something so serious? He ended up with strep in his left eye, a strep throat( yifan and I both got it too!) and strep infection in his left shoulder. Those days were rough on everyone, and especially on Skylar. My poor baby had to undergo being pricked 7 times for the IV at Children's Hospital in Legacy ( all without any form of anesthesia!), go without milk for 13 hours before the MRI and operation, and then another 8 hours or so the next day for the PICC line insertion. He was so hungry and in such pain that he cried so much, he didn't have any more tears. My heart ached, and I wished I could take his place instead. 
cheerful even with a cold
down with fever-- the onset of infection?On Tuesday 29th Oct, we went to the ER at Children's Hospital at Legacy because I sensed that something was amiss because Skylar's temperature suddenly went up overnight, and seemed to have become sicker. Checks and tests then showed that he had strep in his left eye, and his throat was infected( prelim test showed it wasn't strep). The doctor didn't seem alarmed, so we were sent home with a prescription for some eye drops.
We were back at the ER the following day because this time, I knew something was really wrong with Skylar. He had been crying nonstop the whole afternoon, his fever was high despite taking Tylenol, and his shoulders were lopsided.Then came the bad news-- the ER doctor discovered that Skylar had an infection in his left shoulder, most likely caused by the same bacteria that was found in his eye, and he would have to go to the hospital in Dallas. We spent the next couple of hours waiting for the paramedics to arrive to take him to the other hospital. In the meantime, the nurses tried to get an IV into Skylar ( 6 times they tried!), and failed each time. I had been told not to feed him, so by then, he was starving and tired, and crying in pain, it was heartwrenching to watch him. 
IV finally inserted on the 7th attempt by the paramedics
i cried when they stretchered him off to the ambulance
ER, Children's Hospital, Dallas - 29th Oct
playing with the leads
admitted after spending nearly 5 hours in ER30th Oct-- MRI was done and Skylar was operated on right after the MRI scan
sedated for the MRI and awaiting surgery
post-surgery -- whimpering from the pain31st Oct-- start of the recovery process
picc line inserted 31st oct
his halloween costume-- a gift from the hospital-- that was never worn
getting his dressing for the picc line changed
sleeping among toys
happy again!
watching Obama on tv
pulling himself to the standing position on his 9 mth birthday
having the picc line removed3 Nov-- Going Home
Current Mood: 
thankful
busy
hungry