Clark Is In the Hospital

clark woke up this morning with a fever of 100.8. since he's only 11 days old, we took him to the emergency room. by the time they started checking his vital signs, clark's lips and mouth were turning blue. he wasn't getting enough oxygen. the nurses rushed clark to the back and put oxygen on him, then they started running all sorts of tests.

it's been a long day. i'll share more details later. but basically, clark has been diagnosed with r.s.v., a respiratory virus that is no big deal for adults and kids but is hard for newborn babies to deal with. right now clark has an i.v. in his scalp that is feeding him fluids and antibiotics. he has an oxygen tube under his nose. he has wires on his chest and monitors strapped to one leg and one of his toes. its sad to look at. my poor baby.