Oliver Update

Yesterday the doctors had to take Oliver to the NICU. Some of his blood work came back abnormal, so they suspect he has a Group B Strep infection. They took him to the NICU to give him two different antibiotics through an IV and he will have to continue on them in the NICU for the next 48hrs to 7 days (depending on how his blood levels respond). It is most likely going to be 7 days, and Naomi will be discharged tomorrow, so we will have to leave him here until the antibiotics are completed :(



Besides being hooked up to an IV and monitors, Oliver is doing great. He is sleeping and eating well. He does not have any symptoms and you would not know he has an infection unless his blood levels were abnormal. The doctors have assured us he will be fine and the antibiotics will get rid of all of the bacteria. They also performed a spinal tap to see if the infection has spread to his spine. We will not find out the results of that test until tomorrow, but the nurses have assured us that if the infection had spread that far, he would have a lot of symptoms.

Holy Cross hospital has a great NICU and all of the nurses and doctors have been great. One of the nurses in the NICU room where Oliver is being kept actually goes to our church, so it has been great to have her there. She has been very helpful and has been able to answer all of our questions.

Even though he is in the NICU, we are able to visit him whenever we want and Oliver has been able to meet all of his grandparents.

Here Oliver is with his Nana and PaPa Paul




He also got to meet Granny B and PawPaw






Trisha from our bible study was able to visit us today and meet Oliver.


Oliver is such a sweetheart. All of the nurses love him. And so do we! He is super cute and lovable. We can't wait to bring him home to meet his big sister.





Thank you everyone for your prayers and support. We appreciate your continued prayers as Oliver finishes up taking his antibiotics and for Naomi and I when we have to go home without him. But, in a couple of days we will be able to bring him home and he should have no complications from the infection.