But at least this time when I was awake at 4 am it was to change a full diaper and learn that his fever had still not spiked.  In fact, he was so much back to his old self that he decided that he would like to play until about 5:30 at which time I relented and let him fall back asleep with me on the couch and he managed to sleep until 8:30.  After he woke for the day he continued to be in a great mood and so I took him on a little wagon ride around the 6th floor and he really seemed to enjoy this as he sat tall and proud like he was on parade.  Kobi is sitting with him now and still does not have a fever.  The doctor believes that we may have cleared the bacteria and so there is no reason right now to pull the line.  That being said, we will have the discussion to go ahead and pull it anyway some time next week to avoid this happening again.  For now, we are definitely in the hospital for the weekend and possibly home Monday or Tuesday depending on how everything goes over the weekend.  He is anxiously awaiting to spend the time with his mommy and I am anxiously looking forward to sleeping in my own bed, although it is nice to sleep next to Cutler as well.

Thank you everyone for their continued prayers and support, please also include Cutler’s “cancer twin” who just got over another infection and is still stuck in the hospital experiencing the same thing that Cutler is recovering from.  Poor Lucas has been through so much more than us, but he continues to prove that he is as strong a fighter as Cutler.  To be honest, I secretly think he was jealous of Lucas getting all of the attention at the hospital and so he decided to get sick so he could get some love to.

Here is a link to Lucas’s site for updates…

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/lucasgebert