Today was a really good day. When John and I arrived in the PCCU, Amelia’s nurse was taking the last of her major lines out – one of her central lines and her arterial line. She had also been moved out of her Ohio bed and was in a crib again. All of this was a prelude to the news that she would be moving back to 4D shortly, which is the milestone we have been eagerly awaiting all weekend. Amelia was not happy with all of the work the nurses were doing on her, but when they were finished, we got the greatest reward: we were able to hold her for the first time since her surgery. Clearly this made a huge difference to Amelia because she promptly stopped crying and went peacefully to sleep.
At about 1:30, I help the nurse take Amelia upstairs and she was put back in the step-down, or constant observation, room, which is the room she first came into when she moved to 4D from the NICU. It felt like we had gone full circle. The fourth floor was like a breath of fresh air. There is a lot more hustle and bustle, a lot more happy faces, than anything we saw in the PCCU. It felt like real life.
We’ve made such huge progress in the last week. Amelia is pink, her vital signs are good; it’s hard to believe that her heart is actually working properly now.
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4 comments:
What wonderful news! The smile on Melissa's face displays it all.
Good luck with the feeding.
Love Aunt Jane
I can't even tell you how wonderful it was to hold Amelia again. She is so small but hopefully now that will change as she should start to put on weight. The nicest change that I saw was to see the pink colour in her face as she was really pasty just before surgery. Sarah has been a good little trooper through this as well as Jack. We are in the home stretch now and so far everything has gone well, at least for the most part.
That's amazing news - she's such a strong little girl.
Shari
Wow Mom! Your hair looks fantastic! You must've got your hair done... ;)
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