Monday 3/5/12
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| Baby T before extubation #2 |
Baby T has a decent night but loses one of his IVs so will need it replaced at some point.
Rounds are made and he is cleared to be extubated.
IB Dad & I are excited but our experience from last week forces us into "wait and see" mode.
His IV is replaced and miraculously only takes an hour.
Soon we're told it's time to go while they extubate.
We give him lots of kisses and encourage him to be strong.
The procedure is quick and we walk in and immediately see our happy little guy beaming back at us. Seeing his full smile without the vent tube melts our hearts!
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| What's the big deal guys? |
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| Giving daddy some big smiles |
He doesn't whimper or seem to be struggling.
He is so happy!
I quickly go pump while IB Dad & the nurse give him a bath.
Very soon we each get to hold him
(while we joke with staff about having to fight over who gets to hold him first).
It is pure bliss!
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As the hours pass we get our usual visitors (peds, neurology, physical therapy, etc)
and they are all overjoyed to see him off of the vent.
The nurses change shifts and a new crew is thrilled to see him thriving.
I'm so very proud of my strong chubby guy.
Our excitement is muted in the evening as our neighbor (a 5 month old) gets intubated.
Usually they have everyone on the floor leave but no one asked us to leave
so we stayed and saw nothing but heard everything :(.
It breaks our hearts to hear another baby get that procedure done, and reminds us of how unpredictable this whole ordeal has been.
We squeeze Baby T alot and hold him tighter.
I get to sleep bedside again which is great but T is too excited
and doesn't sleep well that night (his glowing toe was quite distracting!!).
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| Baby T hypnotized by the magical glowing toe |
I don't know at that point, but this is our last night in the PICU.
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