The kingdom was rattled again recently when our little Prince Alec began acting sluggish and sported a lovely 105 degree temperature. After a battery of tests at the doctor's office, we learned that just like his brother a month ago, Alec had fallen victim to lovely cellulitis, on top of a viral stomach infection. Combined, the problems were nearly impenetrable as our little tyke couldn't keep down antibiotics to relieve the cellulitis, vomited all his food and even Pedialyte. After five long, sleepless nights of feeding him small teaspoonfuls of liquid by syringe to keep him hydrated and out of the emergency room, our Alec is seemingly on the mend. His fever has come down, his smile returned and this morning, we were able to capture the photo above--Prince Alec peeking out of his bassinet to see what was going on in the world around him. We were thrilled to see his beautiful face without rosy cheeks, tears or a look of pain. As parents, Tony and Wendy have yet to understand how so many generations have endured the emotional and physical trauma of infant illness. The worry we have for these babes of ours is so unexpected, and hopefully, we'll reduce the number of major worries we have in the months to come.
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