What a rough week it has been!
Mom had trouble with leaking fluid from her incision. It was a mixture of blood and fluid that the Dr said was better to come out than stay in. It was kinda scary at first and meant Mom had to go to the Dr a few extra times to get that checked. Dad started back to work but only made it there a couple of times. Good thing he has family leave...
Ryelee has had a hard time. She developed an infection somewhere that despite many many test we may never know exactly what was going on. She had blood in urine and rectal blood. Because she was so sick it meant being reintubated and put back on the ventilator. This was problematic also to get the right ventilator and oxygen flow, for a while she was requiring extra oxygen which they don't like to give them for very long. She seems to be doing a little better again. We are so grateful for skilled caregivers who recognize a problem quickly and know how to treat her.
Mom got to hold her twice! Once all wrapped in blankets and once "kangaroo care" which means skin to skin. She really seemed to like it and Amanda was definitely glad to get to hold her. Dad also changed his first diaper ever.
Mom's 3 sisters who are over 18 came up this weekend and went to visit her on Sat. They were amazed at how tiny she is. After visiting Ryelee they all went to the house and we were supposed to have our usual family get together like when everyone comes home but where are Grammie and Grampa? They were at the ER for Grammies abd pain. She ended up being there for 5 days, missing all the fun with family. :(
They all did come to see her, which was nice, when she wasn't falling asleep in the middle of a sentence. Not exactly what we had planned but hey take what you can get huh. Also while the whole family was at the hospital on Sunday a pitbull killed Mary's goat. So we are all hoping for a better week next week.
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