Alex update Friday 5/16

Last night was sleepless for me. Alex camped out in mom and dad's room and I pretty much just watched him sleep for most of the night. His breathing was rapid and shallow and that scared me. I gave him his own place on the bed, and let the AC vent cool him off. His temp was all over the charts until about 1am, when he fell into a deep sleep and it was down to 101.5. We had to wake him every 3 hours to medicate him.
By 6am, he had woken up with a normal temp. After some juice and his meds, he went back to sleep for about 2 hours. We continued the Motrin and Tylenol regimen all day which helped keep his temp close to or just above normal for most of the day. He napped a whole lot and he managed to eat a bit as well.
We went for bloodwork this afternoon. We are still waiting for the results from the blood culture, but Dr Novak called this evening with the CBC results and said that his white cells had gone up by about 1000. While the level is still very low, the rise indicates that he is getting better. He advised that we keep Alex home and lay low for a few days because he is very susceptible to infection and illness right now.
Tonight Alex is sleeping in his own crib. We will wake him only to give him motrin. He has had 3 doses of the antibiotic and we hope to have our old Alex back within the next few days.

Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers. They're working!