Just when you think you're getting somewhere...
The nurses spared us of the news until 3:00 this afternoon, but at 3:30 am Ethan decided he wanted to spend more time with the great nurses that take care of him and had another brady. He required oxygen which means another 8 days (7 plus today) in the Special Care for Ethan. This also means that he will be without his sister for nearly 1 week and the earliest he can come home now is next Friday the 19th (just 1 day shy of my due date and 8 weeks in the hospital). Bummer. I was sad but grateful we didn't know until 3 pm because I was able to get a nap in and catch up on some much needed sleep.
Ethan got a new cast this morning at 8:30 am. He was visibly upset about not having a cast on his foot when we got there. He was really fussy when we touched his leg at all. I fed him before the doctor arrived and he spit up a lot--which he never does. Dr. Faux examined him and was impressed with his progress. Here is a photo before the cast...
Sydney is doing well and we were trained today on the oxygen and apnea monitor that we will be taking home with her on Saturday. We brought her car seat to the hospital tonight for her car seat test. The test will last 90 minutes and they watch her to make sure her oxygen levels don't desaturate. Where she will be on oxygen in the car, it's doubtful that she will fail. We are so excited to be bringing her home so soon. It will be hard to leave Ethan behind and even more difficult to spread ourselves thin in visiting. We won't be able to visit him together anymore. We are pretty nervous to leave Sydney with someone who doesn't understand the monitor or know what to do if it alarms. We also were trained in infant CPR as a precaution as well. That is a skill I never want to use.
Doug and I are a little down tonight preparing our house to bring Sydney home. We will be sleeping at the hospital tomorrow night with her (and maybe Ethan) in the room with us.
4 comments:
So sorry that they aren't able to come home together; tough stuff!!!!
boys tend to develop slower and also tend to be less impacted on a longterm basis by setbacks then females; he'll adjust and recover! i know it!
love ya!
jenn
Darn the luck . . . those darn boys in the NICU . . . I had a friend have the same thing happen to her twins and in the long run she was so thankful they came home separately; she said she could adjust better with caring for them.
I can't wait to see the "going home" photo shot of Sidney in her carseat!
Total bummer. Wish is could be different, but glad they are getting good care.
My heart just sunk reading this, it just isn't fair, they have been there long enough, both of them! I am sorry, but glad Ethan is getting such great care, he'll pull through.
I too cant wait to see pics of Sydney in her car seat, and maybe this will give you a chance to adjust to having them home, like others have said.
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