It's obvious that Olivia is a determined little girl with all of the great progress she is making. Last night she decided to show the nurses that she knew better than them and pulled out her ventilator tube. She hated having those tubes down her throat so she grabbed on and pulled until it was out. Luckily she didn't need it anymore so they let it stay out. She also got a hold of the anderson tube (the one that suctions the fluids from her stomach) and almost had it out before the nurses caught her. The nurses and I had a good laugh over that one today. After that little incident they had to put the tube through her nose and tape it all the way up her face. It still bugs her to have it in but now she can keep her binki in all by herself.
She is getting cuter by the minute. We had a fun nurse today so we put a hot pink bow in her hair (to match her bedding). Tonight is bath night and she gets new bedding so the cute nurse went and found new matching pink bedding and bows, just in case the night nurse doesn't share our passion for pink. : )
Her glucose levels are also doing really well (they were at 98 today) so now they only have to check her two times a day... which means less pricks. And, she had a great bowel movement! Most people probably wouldn't get excited about that but we've been waiting for it since the surgery because that was a requirement before she can start eating. The nurses probably thought I was weird for praising her for pooping... I guess it's a mom thing. We still have to wait the three days and see what the output is in her anderson tube but hopefully she'll be able to eat soon. At least we know her intestines are working well. We are so thankful for all of the great progress she is making.
Um, Joel said I need to "man up" the blog a little. I'm not exactly sure what he wants but I think if he were posting today's blog would have read something like this:
Olivia is doing well.
3 comments:
That is so cute that she keeps pulling tubes out. She's ready to go home! I love the bow in her hair. Little does she know that she is going to have something to her head for the next 10 years. She looks darling.
PS- We are all glad that Joel isn't writing this blog. Man-up?? He does realize you had a little girl, right?
She looks like she's doing fantastic. I can't wait to come and see her again, unfortunately, I have Back to School night tonight so that ruins my whole evening. I guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow. Give her a kiss from her grandma.
Brooke,
Thanks for "Mom-up"ing the blog!
Joel just needs to realize that he is outnumbered now. Pink is it!
My niece is beautiful and smart already! I love her determination!
We love you all and can't wait until you are all home together!
Love, Jolie & Family
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