At the hospital

Its been a crazy couple of days. On Monday morning, Kelly woke Silas up and noticed he was very warm. She took his temperature and he was 101.7. We went to the pediatrician and they were concerned about his fever at only 5 weeks old and sent us later in the day to Kosair hospital to be thorough. Little Silas had to go through some tough procedures: and IV that took 3 tries, had blood drawn, had a cathedar, and also had a spinal tap. It was pretty hard on Kelly and myself watching him go through all this, but we're thankful he's already forgotten about it! Anyway, we stayed the night at the hospital and they informed us this morning that he has viral meningitis. It really scared us at first and we were a little overwhelmed. But the doctors assured us that viral meningitis is better news than bacterial meningitis, and they said it should go away in a few days. Well it was amazing to see all the support and encouragement we got. People started calling and visiting and there were so many prayers going up. We've been so strengthened by it and we know God is in control. He's been so provisional and has taken such good care of us and we just place it in His hands. Kelly and Silas are lying here asleep as I type this. His temperature is going down, and he's gotten some good antibiotics to stop any infections before they happen. The doctors and nurses have been amazing. Silas has been a little cranky and we don't blame him. We're so proud of Silas and he's been a tough little guy. Thank you all so much for your prayers and encouragement. Even in a time like this, we have felt so blessed and God is so good. We are so thankful to God for Silas and cherish him so much. He is such a gift, and we've hated to see him in pain. To think our Father in heaven would send His Son to suffer and die for us. There's no greater love or grace than that.