what to say?

It's Christmas day. Laura and I are sitting in Ira's PICU room at Children's. At 11 PM on Christams Eve Ira stopped breathing. It was only for five seconds but his body froze and his eyes glazed over. He's now stable after having been intubated. He's on Nitric Oxide. He doesn't look himself. He's tested positive for an RSV (google it) which is not a good thing for a baby like Ira. We'll keep you updated.

UPDATE:

Laura and I came home tonight to open presents with Sophia and to get some rest. Laura's parents, Harvey and Kay, are keeping watch of a heavily sedated Ira. Sophia asked three different times where Ira is. In her two year old way she is expressing what Laura and I feel: we are not whole without Ira.

According to the doc, Ira is critically stable. The only way to treat the RSV Ira has is by giving support, hence the intubation and Nitric Oxide. In other words, it's up to Ira to beat this thing. Based upon his history, I think he has the strength to do so.

Laura's family, who's in town for X-mas, has been wonderful and helpful. It's almost 8 PM and I think Laura and I will be laying our heads down very soon.


UPDATE:

Monday morning. Ira's doing okay. He's on 50% oxygen on the vent and still on Nitric Oxide. He's completely knocked out and has been since he was admitted to the emergency room. He's on his stomach which is common for RSV patients as I guess it helps them breathe better. He's getting blood - nothing new for Ira - because his hemotocrite (sp?) is low. He's getting several antibiotics and is being sustained with fluids. His face is still swollen and puffy. Overall, hes doing much better today than yesterday. As the doc says, it's gonna be slow and steady from this point forward.