Yesterday we had a good day, Ryder was moved to another POD as he was needing a little less nursing attention (a good thing!); he is cozy in his new spot and was keeping a good temperature so he only got to wear his leg warmers for a bit before spending the rest of the day chilling in his diaper! His umbilical vein line was taken out and switched for a PICC line put in in radiology - it is a special IV line that is fairly secure - can be used for blood draws and for his medicines and fluids. This IV is in his leg so last night I got to hold him again for almost an hour and a half!
His oxygen levels are still on the high side, these are being watched very carefully. His other labwork looks good though. He had another ECHO yesterday too and the blood is still moving across the atrial septal hole so we are hoping nothing will need to be done with that before his surgery.
I was discharged home yesterday afternoon...bittersweet. Anyone who's ever had their baby in the NICU knows this feeling but it is unbelievably sad no matter how baby is doing to leave the hospital without him/her. He is being well cared for though and it is so nice to see more of my little princess!! Addy is loving her little "bwother" and was very excited to give him more kisses on the feet yesterday :) She will be busy this morning though at soccer with her uncle Cody. Just don't tell him that "soccer" is not so much soccer as practicing listening and trips to the potty...
Ready for combat...or deer-hunting maybe??
Mommy snapped a quick shot without the forehead monitor on
Addy offering her baby bwother the chocolate milk she brought in a medicine bottle
Thank you for all of your prayers thus far!
It is of course very hard for our toddler to comprehend what is going on with a new baby...Addy has seemed to be fine with us telling her that baby Ryder's heart is broken and he has to stay at the hospital until it gets fixed. Yesterday she kissed him and said "baby Ryder's all better now, I fixed his owie!". Seriously, break MY heart. Please keep praying for a quiet weekend for Ryder heading into his big surgery next week and we will keep you updated on his progress. We are so thankful for each of these precious moments we have had with him so far!!
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