April 29, 2012

April 29, 2012...3:22 am

We've had a pretty good day yesterday. Fairly quiet. Clayton slept on and off which explains the early morning post. He is wide awake right now. The biggest upset we had today was him throwing up just a little a while ago. They started giving him Pediasure through his NG tube earlier and his belly decided it needed a little break.
Aside from that, we got to lose the IV in his foot and since our 24 hour urine collection ended at 2 am, we just got to remove his catheter. Still waiting to lose one or both of the NG tubes.
They also wanted to take their time with his respiratory progress, so they kept him on the high flow canula all day. No reflection on him, his numbers have all been great. Doctors are just being cautious. He has been amazing about the whole thing though! He is so good at not pulling at any of his cords and not trying to remove the canula. Such a trooper.
Now that he's not intubated, George and I have been able to enjoy cuddling with him again. And he's back in action giving hugs and kisses and high fives. His personality is definitely coming back, but smiles are rare to non existent at this point. We'll get there...

Again don't let his temporary canula scare you... Much better than the breathing tube or the mask!

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