Prayers for Little Parker

Thank you all so much for your very sweet comments on the last post. You made me feel great, on a not-so-great day.

Parker has pneumonia and is in the hospital tonight. He was having trouble breathing yesterday and today, so that's the best place for him to be for a little bit. They're giving him oxygen and antibiotics, and will be until sometime tomorrow, hopefully not longer than that. He's had a fever and cough for a few days, but today it just got worse kind of quickly. He was breathing really fast and shallowly, and it was kind of scary. His blood's oxygen levels won't stay high enough unless he's getting the oxygen from the machine. He got to go in an ambulance from the doctor's office to the hospital, just so he could have oxygen the whole time. No sirens or lights, it wasn't an emergency, but it was pretty exciting, or it will be in a few days when all this is over! Neal's staying with him at the hospital tonight. I just talked to him and he said Parker's watching cartoons and drinking orange juice, his favorite. Audrey, Miles and I are on our way to see him. Poor little guy, he's really sleepy, kind of fainty, and if you've ever had that feeling, you know it isn't fun.

You may think I'm crazy to blog about this, but I can't get a hold of my parents, who are on their way home from New York. Maybe they'll check this before their messages. Call me Mom and Dad!

Parker's going to be fine, but prayers for his speedy return to regular old 3-year-old life would be appreciated. Thank you!