Sunday, March 15, 2009

Shhhhh. Asweep...

Mama and baby are both sleeping beautifully right now. It's good (great!) for both of them. Everything is still going superbly today. Ollie is doing great without morphine - what a little trooper - and seems to be tolerating the increasing quantities through his g-tube wonderfully.

As of now, it looks like we will be here at least through Tuesday. Tomorrow, they'll be showing us how to conduct a bolus feed (we hope not to need a pump for him, it would be a lot more convenient to feed as needed). He won't be able to take oral feedings until we have another swallow study done to make sure everything is working OK after the Nissen. That may happen before we leave the hospital or we may have to come back a couple of days later. You can tell the little fella wants to drink something, but now that the feeding volume through his tube is up, he doesn't seem to be acting as hungry anymore.

Once again, thanks everyone for the vibes and prayers you've been sending our way. And thanks to my parents for helping out so much over the weekend (Spring cleaning! That's just too much guys!).

Please also keep Rebekka's parents in your prayers. Her mom was supposed to visit to help with Ollie, but Bekka's father has had a bad time of it the last few days. I know they need the good vibes as much as we do. I know it's hard being so far away sometimes.

Until later...

2 comments:

  1. Ahh, I'm so glad the little guy isn't so hungry anymore...you know how much I HATE being hungry!!! Cady and I _may_ stop by tonight ... or just me depending on when she wakes from her nap...or neither of us...not sure...but Roy and I will DEF. be by tomorrow night...

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  2. So sorry to hear about Bekka's dad... That's just hard for everyone involved. Know that you have so many friends and family who are adding their prayers and wishes and are there to help all of you when it's impossible to be two places at once!

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