Thursday night at around 8:30pm Isaiah drowned in the bathtub. Grace put him facedown in the tub and sat on him. Dayton fell asleep on the bed while watching them. I heard a gurgle and something that just didn't sound right. Dayton found him, pulled Grace off, and we had to work on him for 3 minutes just to get him breathing. It took another 2 or 3 minutes to get him to open his eyes and more water out of his lungs. Once he was barely breathing, we ran out to the car and took him to the emergency room. After getting oxygen, he perked up. A chest x-ray shows some water in his lungs. The blood work shows elevated white blood cell count. The pediatrician (thankfully with good English) says this may be the beginning of pneumonia, which is common for near drownings. I stayed overnight with him in the hospital with him hooked up to an IV. He was doing so well that we were sent home Friday at 6pm. We still have to watch carefully for coughing and fever, a sign of pneumonia.
For the same story from a different point of view, go read Dayton's blog.
We are still in shock. Grace is spending the night at a friends house so we can catch up on sleep. Please pray for Isaiah that he won't develop a serious infection.
Erin
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You scared me so badly with that first sentence. I missed the title of the post. I'm so thankful that Isaiah is all right. God is definitely watching over little Isaiah! So many infants die tragically in accidents like this. I'm so grateful this was not the case. Praying for your peace of mind, and Isaiah's recovery. -Emily
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