Recovery Day #3

4:15 PM
We have had a very good day. The lack of updates is equally proportionate to the amount of time spent strolling the hallway. Jake is enjoying seeing all of the art, construction equipment, and fish tanks.

We had a slight break-down after nap time. He was distraught and told me that he was "mad and wanted to go home". Hopefully it won't be long.

We are definitely moving forward as he just asked for pizza for dinner.

My child is so amazing!!

9:30 AM
Jacobs eyes are open!! He will only open them if the wash rag is draped over his head. I am sure any light seems bright. He is also choosing to keep them closed when he is acting shy from the nurses.

His other three goals for going home are to: eat, drink, and take his medicine (especially since it is all oral now). He just took a small dose of Pepcid with apple juice and ate a little bit of the crust off of Scott's breakfast pizza. We will be home before we know it...though still not fast enough.

Pictures of progress:

 

 

8:00 AM
Jacob (and Mom and Dad) had a very restful night. There was much less traffic in the room throughout the night. We have significantly minimized the tubes and wires. It was obvious that he was able to get comfortable. Even when he did wake up, he was peacefully asking for whatever he needed. This was a much needed change from the rest of the day.

Last night was also an added bonus to his swelling. I think it is down enough that he could open his eyes a little. We tried to encourage it but he told us "I don't want to see". We will try later on one of our many walks to show him the cool stuff.

Our night nurse was awesome. She has gone out of her way to make him as comfortable as possible. When we got to recovery yesterday, the IV we had been using had gone bad so they removed it. Leaving him with only one IV tube and some monitor wires. As our nurse tried to give him meds this morning, he cried that it hurt. She looked into getting a new IV placed, but first she did her homework and got approval to give all of his meds orally. No more IV if he will cooperate. Also, I was told that he needed a daily blood draw and since the removal of the arterial line, that meant a poke in the hand/arm. Our nurse this morning double-checked before poking him and neuro discontinued labs. Jake has just gotten good news all the way around this morning.

Jake and Daddy are currently strolling around the Inpatient unit. Going for walks seems to keep Jake calm. Once all of the doctors have completed rounds, we will explore some of the hallways and byways!

He is still very anxious to go home and asks continuously for us to "help him go home". Maybe if he can see and play, the next couple of days will be more tolerable.

Happy Sunday everyone. Praise God!!