Got a text from Brandi this morning saying, "My baby is coming home today!" We talked for quite a while last night and she had said it was possible if he had good feedings through the night. He is taking a bottle well now, they will just have to transition back to actually nursing. He was off Oxygen a few days ago and staying beautifully saturated, they just needed to be sure he was eating well. They are trying to get some weight on him since he hasn't gained while being in the hospital obviously. As of yesterday he was down to only wearing an ECG, blood pressure monitor, naso-gastric feeding tube and his PICC line. But, as of today he will officially be "wireless" as Brandi says. This is a huge relief when it is stressful to have to try to hold him and not pull on anything. When I asked if she was nervous about bringing him home, she said she was so sick of the hospital now she was ready. It is a lose- lose when you have three kids at home that need you and a newborn in the hospital an hour and a half away. Also, she is confident that if they feel comfortable sending him home he should be fine. Hard to believe one short week ago he was hanging on for life by a thread and now he gets to go home. Also, I finally have pictures to share. Ben and Brandi were a little sensitive about sharing them earlier, but now want people to be able to appreciate the condition he was in and see him. You will also be able to better appreciate the "wireless" statement. So grateful for his miraculous recovery and the many many prayers and fasting in his behalf. Once again, crying tears of joy.
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| The line in his head is his PICC line, the one in his neck is his central line, the tubing in his nose is his oxygen and feeding tube. The bandage on his chest is covering his incision and obviously that is a heart monitor on his chest. Love that his O2 is being kept in place by a heart shaped bandage. I am sure that is not a coincidence. |
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| In this picture you can see he still has the brain pressure monitor which is the silver band on his head. He is also on the ventilator here and still has his chest drains and the inter-arterial blood pressure monitor in his wrist as well as the kidney monitors on his belly. Having his eyes open at this point was pretty rare since obviously it was a few days ago. |
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| What Brandi walked into yesterday. Life in recovery is tough, who wouldn't appreciate a little "Nemo". |
3 comments:
Oh such relief and lots of tears of joy! Go Chase! It is amazing to see the difference from only one week! You will continue to be in our prayers! Love to all!
He is one very blessed little boy. This is such great news, amazing how well he is doing!!! So excited that your family gets to be together again!
Somehow my message didn't come through, but so excited for you Ben and Brandi as you bring home this darling little Chase. He's gone through so much as have you. We've loved being part of this wonderful blog and will continue to watch. Love you all so much.
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