El Hospiten (the Spanish Hospital)

Well, we are home from our trip with LOTS to report. Our trip was great and I will be sure to post more info and more pictures later. First, I need to update on Gavin. The first day we arrived in Spain, Gavin had a 103 temp and was quite visibly miserable. His temp stayed for a few days along with congestion, runny nose and lots of crabbiness. Poor guy was not sleeping well which means poor mom and dad were also struggling with a lack of sleep. As the week progressed he improved and we were all surviving. Chad and I also were suffering from Gavin's cold which made things a little tough. However, about a week into the trip, we had a major scare. Gavin had a febrile seizure while we were staying in Marbella, Spain. We took him to the hospital (El Hospiten) where he was admitted and had to stay the night. Gavin gave us a huge scare and it was definitely a traumatic experience. He seemed to bounce back from it quite well and as you can see in his pictures, was smiling even in the hospital. His Dad and I on the other hand were a wreck with worry. Our main concern is that he never registered a fever which is the key ingredient in a fever induced (febrile) seizure. Experiencing Gavin's seizure was by far the worst moment in our lives to date. However, God was watching over us all that day and got us through with no shortage of praying and pleading. We have some more tests that need to be run now that we are home but we continue to pray for good results. The whole experience was a difficult one being so far from home and having a language barrier as well. It delayed our plans to go to Paris the next day so while the rest of the family travelled to France as planned, Chad, Gavin, my mom and I stayed back one more night. It was a very difficult time but thanks to EVERYONE who prayed for us and for Gavin. That is what got us through each moment of that experience. All in all, Gavin was a trooper and we were amazed at how well he managed to survive the sickness, seizure, longs plane rides, car rides and confines of his stroller. Although he relished every spare moment of love and attention he got from his Uncles, Aunts and Grandparents. He was definitely spoiled...and none of us will apologize for that.