Monday, March 3, 2008

Evie Post-Op Update #6

It's Sharon... Diana and I visited Evie Sunday, and everyone kept telling us how sweet she is and how she is a "different baby" from the previous few days. What made this difference, you ask? She got a good night's SLEEP, finally! Now everyone believes me that sleep deprivation was the source of her fussiness.

She is full of smiles for everyone, even the doctors who put in her IV's. She is also sticking out her tongue and making faces like she does at home. (Below, the splint and tape on her arm is to prevent her from pullling out her IV.)







Evie was moved out of the PICU and down to the regular pediatric floor on Sunday. The hospital policy is to move the kids in little red wagons, since they are too small for wheelchairs. When she is discharged, they will wheel her to the entrance in a wagon, too. Evie really enjoyed the ride!










All settled in her new room with her Auntie Di.


"Mom, I thought Evie was coming home with you. It's just not the same here without her!"

Unfortunately, she is still in the hospital because she has a blood infection called Klebsiella. The infection started in her femoral (groin) IV line. She is on 2 powerful antibiotics called Ceftriaxone and Gentamicin, given intravenously. She may come home Tuesday or Wednesday. and she may have something called a PIC line.

Francis and are I nervous about giving her medications through this - but we are not yet sure that she would have one. If so, we may have a home nurse come out. We will hopefully know by tomorrow. Today was her twelfth day in the hospital (of an originally estimated six-day stay); we pray she can come home soon.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Evie, as your Daddy said last fall at one point, "baby please come home!" We are all so proud of you for being so strong, and can't wait to see you back home again. love from your Uncle David and Uncle Brad and cousins Phantom and Phoebe Jean aka "Scrappy"

John Mc. said...

I hope and pray that little Evie can join her family once again. Surely her brother misses her as much as her parents do. I will continue to pray for you and your family, Evie. All of you are awesome in my book.
Plus, should I ever need to be transported in a hospital ever again, I will demand the Red Wagon treatment that you had. I think that my insurance should cover that.
May God continue to bless you and your family.

Anonymous said...

Sharon, thanks so much for posting these updates so regularly -- I'm reading them daily. You're both doing such a good job with all of the unexpected surprises that came with being parents, from twins onward to all the rest. As exhausting as it might be sometimes, please know how fantastic a job you're doing in caring for these two little people who can't do it for themselves.

Best,

Dan