Christmas Eve

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Today I moved in to the Progressive Care Unit at the hospital, and Mommy moved in with me. This is a transition unit where Mommy will be taking care of me most of the time instead of the nurses. The nurses will still be around to help out and check on me and Mommy. I'm real excited to have Mommy here so much now. I'll get to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas with her. I wish the rest of the family could stay here too, but I'll be home in a week or so.



It's really great news that we moved here today. All of my IVs and drainage tubes have been removed, and I'm off most of the medications except occasionally for an antibiotic, and a diuretic to keep my blood pressure down. I'm even off of oxygen and my nurse Elisa says that's great since most cardiac babies are still being weaned off of the O2 when they get here. I still have my little feeding tube going down my nose to my tummy just until I eat enough from my bottle. The only other wires are just monitoring my heart rate, respiration rate, and O2 saturation. Elisa showed Mommy how to pick me up--because my incision is still healing she needs to scoop me up from underneath instead of pick me up under my arms.



I'm still working on eating more. Even though it took the better part of two hours since I kept falling asleep on her, Mommy got me to eat most of my latest meal just now. Was this luncheon, afternoon tea, or dinner? With all this sleeping the hours just run together. Mommy is late getting her lunch because of that, but she doesn't mind. I have a sneaking suspicion she's starting to like that cafeteria food. Well, the convenience of it anyway. When she gets back it may be time to feed me again. Maybe we'll watch a Christmas movie while I eat--I'm voting for "The Polar Express".

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awwwwww.....so cute!!! I am so glad to hear he is doing well. He is so precious Jen...what an amazing Christmas present to you, Rach and your family. I can't wait to meet him and hold him! I am so happy for you...he is gorgeous!
Love you ~
Aimee

Anonymous said...

So glad he's doing so well, and extra glad you can now care for and hold him.

Still sending lots of prayers and good thoughts.

And thank you for this blog so we can all see him and know how you are doing. :)

Anonymous said...

Hang Tough, Kid!
Hard starts often yield long runs and great finishes.

Big Ugly, Lander, WY