O Christmas Tree

Today we ventured out to get our Christmas tree.  It was certainly weird, as at first we thought this was something we would do while pregnant.  Then we thought it was something Sean would do without me, as I would be in the hospital.  While it is nice to be together, it is also sad that we didn't get the experience we thought we would.  We did get a really nice tree - it is very tall and full, with the exception of one spot that is very bare (that is facing our wall).  But even with that spot, we thought the tree was beautiful.  Sean thought it to be symbolic of our situation.

The nurses and staff also seemed to appreciate the stuffing and promiscuous brownies that we brought them yesterday.  Matt, the resident, apparently made himself sick from eating too many brownies (something Sean's brother, Mike, would do).  Lynn said she was going to bring home some more stuffing for her husband.  It was nice to see everyone enjoying it.

The Good

Matthew's vent settings are pretty low - even a tad lower than it was before the first extubation.  He is still tolerating his feeds well, and his weight is starting to come up a little after the Lasik.  As Lynn had said, he was starting to look a little skinny!  Matthew's hair seems to be getting a little lighter - it seems he may not have any of my paesan coloring and instead join the rest of the blonde brigade.


The Bad

Matthew was given a pressure test yesterday, but had 5 apneas in 15-20 minutes (where he forgot to breathe).  Because of this, they decided he wasn't ready to be off the vent yet.  We need his brain to kick in a little more to remember to breathe, specifically when he is sleeping.  They are going to try to up his caffeine tomorrow and see if that helps.  They have to make sure the level of caffeine isn't too high though (by watching his heart rate) or they will bring it back down.

Sean did the kangaroo yesterday.  My cold (if you can call it that) seems to be very persnickety.  Yesterday my voice wasn't great in the late afternoon.  This morning/early afternoon it was better, but now my throat is itching and a little sore again.  And I have used up all my Zycam :(


The Ugly

No ugly for today - again we are keeping our fingers crossed that it stays that way.