Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Movin' on.........

So- Breathing tube is out! He is doing it all by himself. Yesterday everyone got to hold him. He looks like a little baby again. So sweet. He has grown so much here at the hospital. He almost weighs 8 lbs. Alot of it is fluid, but his swelling is 99% better than it was 2 days ago. Here in a few minutes I'm going to try and upload some pictures of him for you all to see.
Later today there is going to be a speech therapist come in and do a swallow test on him to make sure that he is ready to take a bottle. I feel like its a good sign that he is sucking on a passie- So, the plan is; today we will be bottle feeding and ALSO- moved out of the PICU to "The Floor". That's the step you take right before going home. YAY FOR US. Our deal that we have with Henry is that if he is a fighter, we will be home by Friday for his 2 week birthday PARTY! I think that he is excited and working hard toward that goal.
Thank you everyone for everything again. We cant thank you enough. When all calms down we hope to be able to give everyone a proper Thank You.
I am so so ready to have my kids together in one household. Its so hard for me to have Josie passed around and not being able to be with Henry 24/7. If I have seemed a little as I say "Wigged Out," I'm sorry. I really do appreciate your concern- I'm just home sick when I'm here, and Home Sick when I'm at home without him. So I'm sorry if you have seen an ugly side of me. I'm trying hard to control myself.
I will get on later on and let you see some pics of the sweet boy.
LOVE-

3 comments:

rachel coffman said...

I am so happy that he is doing better!!!He is definatley proving his nickname.. Way to be a strong momma. You are doing a great job alli and I wish and hope the best for your beautiful family. It wont be long till playdates and messy lunches! love you guys!!!

Unknown said...

I'm so proud of you, Alli. You have really shined through this entire experience. I love you so much and can't wait to see little Henry at home!

Unknown said...

That last comment was really me, Neicy...I guess Owen was logged in! Ha! But I know he would say that too! Love you!!