We saw the doctor again this morning and he had some mixed news. Ethan is doing really well, and he’s happy with the progress that he’s made. But, his x-ray showed a new spot of pneumonia in his lung. The pneumonia they found on Tuesday was in the upper right lung, and now there is pneumonia in the lower right lung. The doctor decided to start him on antibiotics again and we’ll do another chest x-ray in the morning. It is possible that he will go home tomorrow, but I’m not betting on it.

He really does seem to be feeling better. He’s happier and hungrier. He made all sorts of cute baby noises today, and we even had a little photo shoot. (new pictures added to the end of the Photo Album) Aaron spent most of the weekend here with us, and that made Ethan very happy to be able to cuddle with Dad. He would fall asleep on his daddy’s chest and he would cry when I had to put him back in the tent. He can spend greater amounts of time out of his oxygen tent before his breathing becomes labored. But even if he’s feeling better, we still need to stay here until he’s far along the road to recovery. We don’t want to get home and have his condition worsen, then have to come back for even more time in the hospital.

I asked the doctor if he thought we were doing too much with Ethan – exposing him to too many people. And what should we do about Christmas. He said that you can’t live in a bubble, but you can take precautions. Yes, we can take him places, but don’t take him anywhere crowded. Yes, people can hold him, but only if they are well and have washed their hands with antibacterial soap. He said that he would see Ethan in his office before Christmas and at that time we would talk about what we should do for the holidays.