Today we were a little paranoid. But we’re ok with it. Better safe than sorry. Middle of the night, Stephen had a low grade fever of 100.2 and a little redness around one of his incisions (where chest tube #2 was). For the past 24 hours, he has been a horrible grump. Occasional crying and…
Year: 2011
Home
Oh my goodness. We are home. Four days after open heart surgery. I wasn’t anticipating it and I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, it made me nervous taking him out of the hospital with fresh scars. We have to do things a little differently for awhile, like we cannot pick him up…
Good and Bad
The “bad” isn’t so bad – it’s just barf. But sometimes it distracts us from the good. This morning he got a snagged stitch, which bled a little, and that set the tone for a crabby boy. He has been really congested as well, so they’ve been encouraging us to sit him up and get…
Progress
Stephen is making good progress all the time. He is off all the medications, just gets a quick shot of a couple things as needed (like pain meds). They took out almost all his wires and needles, just has one line in the groin- for those quick shots – and the chest tube for draining,…
Open Heart Surgery #2
Stephen had his second open heart surgery early this morning. It was a success, according to our amazing surgeon. We are so glad that he is safe and has a healthy working heart. This morning came much too soon for my liking. We were out of bed at 4:30am and headed to the hospital around…
A Rare Moment of Calm
Or maybe you just can’t see his kicking legs in the shot. Either way… loves.
Mom Style
It’s amazing how mommy mode kind of sneaked up on me. I have a husband who’s morning schedule is very flexible, so I always have time to shower and get ready… if I choose that over sleep… And I only have one baby, so Lord help us when more come along! When Stephen was born,…
DIY Week, I Guess!
Well I got one more project under my belt this week. I honestly don’t know what’s come over me! But this one was super cute, cheap and easy. I have these really old IKEA frames that I keep re-purposing, and an old Scrabble game (that has now been replaced with the much cooler Scrabble Deluxe)…
Bravery
Most days are good. I want to preface this by saying that. But knowing that my itty-bitty baby is having open heart surgery in just a couple of weeks is very anxiety inducing for me. I’ve had a few rough days this month. Where I just can’t stop crying and I’m scared. My emotions are…
9 Months Old
Baby: One of my favorite noises he makes is a little howl, just like a hound dog. So I couldn’t resist getting him this – It has been a fun month with him. We had a lot less doctor’s appointments and that was a nice little break before his upcoming surgery. He is finally sitting…