Nightcap

The day didn’t quite end up the way we thought. We originally heard we were going to move onto the regular patient floors, his first drain would be removed, his catheter would be removed and they would take out his arterial line. None of this happened. He’s still in the PICU but he’s doing well. After he got his second transfusion, his hemoglobin levels normalized. His blood sugar came down as well, but his electrolytes were low. So, they gave him some intravenously. I was able to give him 4 bottles today, so he’s eating just fine. Not a lot in volume, but no issues eating. Obviously I can’t nurse him, so I’ve had to pump and give him bottles. I’m not going to lie, it sucks...literally! I don’t know how people do this all the time. Hopefully just a few more days…

First feeding!

Dominic had some visitors today! His Mamma and Aunt Dana came early this afternoon and then his Uncle Bob, Uncle Jeff and Aunt Mary came this evening. Here are some cute pics!

Dominic hasn’t spiked a fever yet, which is good. But it could still happen. The swelling has gotten worse, but not much bruising. Although, his feet look like they would explode if you popped them with a pin. He was pretty out of it today. He would open his eyes a lot, but didn’t seem too happy. We tried to get him to smile, but we still haven’t seen one. We’re hoping his appetite comes back and we’re going to try giving him solid food tomorrow morning. We still haven’t been able to hold him, so we’re really hoping we’ll be able to do that tomorrow as well. 

Swollen little face

Mary (my sister-in-law who is watching Mitchell this week) let me know that Mitchell is doing great. He hasn’t asked for us once. While in most cases this would make me feel terrible, in this case, I am really glad he is having a great time with his cousins and he’s too busy having fun to worry about where we are. I would be a basket case if I knew Mitchell was homesick and crying for us while at the same time worrying about and caring for Dominic. So, this is just another blessing, among so many others. 

We are hoping tomorrow will be a big turning point. Hopefully we will leave the ICU and Dominic begins to get some of his spunk back. But overall, today was a good day and we are really looking forward to many more good days.