So far so Good

It has been a few days since Ethan has had his H1N1 vaccination. I am happy to report that he didn't suffer any side effects other than a sore arm for one day. I have been keeping a close eye on his urine samples and he continues to be negative, in spite of his shot. Which is fantastic news!!!! Adam is doing better, his fever went away on Saturday and it appears that it was just a cold. There are so many other colds and flus going around, it is rather hard to determine exactly what he had. But I am thankful that he seems to be all better.

I know I keep saying this, but I am so very thankful to be able to watch my son enjoy being a normal boy. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't thank God for giving us this precious gift. At our recent visit to Children's Hospital, the nurse told me not to get discouraged if Ethan should relapse again. I later wondered, why would she tell me that? Did I appear too happy about his progress? In the past I have spent too much time borrowing trouble from the next day, for now, I am trying my hardest to focus on today, to enjoy it fully, to not worry about tomorrow. Some days I succeed, and other days I fail miserably.

We Did IT!!!!

I thought I would let you all know that we did decide to vaccinate Ethan for the H1N1 flu. He received his shot last night at our doctor's office. He did very well, he is always so patient at waiting, we had to wait for about an hour to receive his shot. I could tell he was getting nervous though, as the little kids kept coming out of the doctor's office crying. He kept asking me if it was going to hurt? Thankfully, I did have some left over Emla cream that I used when he had all of his blood tests. I was able to use some of the cream to help lessen the pain of the immunization just a bit. Ethan said it still stung but not as bad as without it would have been, and so far the only complaint that Ethan has, is a sore arm.

I am praying that Ethan does not relapse from this shot and that he doesn't have any adverse reactions to it as well. I have been praying over both my boys constantly that they will be protected from this flu and any complications arising from it. I can tell you that I feel a great sense of peace and that a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Adam and I still have to wait until we are allowed to get the vaccination, I hope it isn't too much longer.... Adam woke up with a mild fever and a cough this morning, praying that it is just a cold and nothing else. For now, I am so very happy that this very hard and stressful decision is behind us and so very at peace with the decision we made!

Decisions

I must say that I am so very tired of trying to come to a decision on whether Ethan should or shouldn't get this H1N1 vaccine. There are risks on both sides and we have been going round and round trying to figure this out. If Ethan gets the vaccine, he risks a potential relapse, yet on the other hand if he gets the flu he risks the same or worse! There doesn't seem to be any good way around this. Our doctor's office only offers the vaccine once a week, so if we want Ethan to get it, we have to decide by tomorrow afternoon, or we will have to wait another week. Keep us in your prayers as we continue to wrestle with this decision.