Giggle and Hugs

The one thing I’m learning (and I promise it’s not just one because I’m much smarter than that) is that the road to recovery can be bumpy – very bumpy.  On Sunday, I had a really good day and Mama C fell asleep in my room feeling really good about where we were.  In the …

I’m going to tell you a little story.  Yesterday morning when they weighed me, I weighed 12.20lbs.  This morning, after having a new chest drain put in last night and draining all through the night, I weighed 11.5lbs – that’s more than 1/2 pound of fluid that was just sitting there on my chest yesterday …

I’ve had a very long day, which means that Mama C had a very long day too.  Yesterday morning I got moved into my own room.  I’ve been a little fussy since I came upstairs but everyone thought I was doing really well.  My fever broke and all of the tests checking for an infection …

I think you guys totally missed me.  I totally missed you.  Well, really I missed being conscious, but you guys are generally included in that. I’m back! Very very early this morning, before the mom’s even showed up at the hospital, the people who always wear masks came and yanked my breathing tube out of …

I walked into Lily’s room this morning and got told that she had an amazing night.  She only needed to be sedated once (as opposed to the 2 or 3 times which had become the norm) and they were hoping to fully pull her ventilation tube that morning.  I was shocked and a little doubtful …

For the first time in 4 days I got some amazing eye contact with our little Lily.  After her Echocardiogram this afternoon she was very agitated and after some bum patting and an off-key rendition of Beautiful Boy by John Lennon, she was finally settled and very awake for the first time in days.  I …