It has been a Good Day

Here Kris and I sit after another day at the hospital. We have both crawled into the single sized hospital bed and enjoy the comforts of being close to one another. It has been another big day for Jonah. He continued to appreciate the help received from the ventilator throughout the night. The ventilator helped so much he was feeling up to fighting the vent and had the energy to hold his own. By 3:00 this afternoon, he had kept the nursing staff busy trying to remove the vent his self that the doctors thought it was a good time for the vent to be removed. This was GREAT news for Kris and I.

Jonah still requires help to some degree, just not as much as the vent was giving him. The trial and error process began. This process was not easy to witness. The doctor started with a tube for his nose. Trial number one failed because Jonah continued to pull the tube out. The next step was the oxygen hood. He did not like his either and continue to lift it over his head. He is so strong! Finally the C Pap machine was hooked up. Some of you may recognize the name. This machine is also used for sleep apnea. He seemed to tolerate this the most. With a little bit of medicine to help him relax and sleep this machine allows him to have his lungs do all of the work to continue getting rid of the infection.

During our last visit he was showing his fighting personality. He was making the nurse work hard to keep him relaxed. This was an emotional trip to the nursery for Kris and I. All I wanted to do was touch him, console him and let him know it is going to be ok. The nurse reassured me that his fighting personality was impressive and showed that he was clearly feeling better than yesterday. She talked to me about my transition home tomorrow while he stays at the hospital. She assured me that it would be hard at first, but time at home would be sent pumping breast milk, preparing for his arrival, healing and visiting the hospital as much as possible. I am not looking forward to leaving tomorrow and know that it is going to be an emotional day for Kris and I. But I know that I will get through this with the love and support of my husband, family and friends.

Kris and I continue to sit here, watch some TV and enjoy the sound of the ocean the hospital has coming from somewhere. It is soothing, familiar and relaxing.