Friday, June 24, 2011

Well we are home from the hospital. It is kind of bitter sweet. Nice to be home, but not away from Rowan. We called the NICU at 3am last night to see how he was doing, and they said he had been doing really well so far. They were able to turn the oxygen down to 25% (normal is 21% and had been up to 100% earlier that day) and his jitters had completely stopped, which is a relief. We slept in a bit since we haven't really had any undisturbed sleep the past week (though Mom had to get up every 3 hours to pump still) so it was nice getting a full nights sleep. We just went to see Rowan, and he was still sleeping and doing well. His oxygen was at 27%, but they said it would be fluctuating over the next few days. He looked very peaceful and as handsome as ever. One of the male nurses there thinks that Rowan looks like Dad from the nose down, and Mom from the eyes up. We aren't quite as sure, but time will tell. We found out last night before we were discharged that Mom is still allowed to use their pumps, so we are going to take advantage of that while he is still at the hospital. We will be going back throughout the day to check on him, but he is as strong as ever and is recovering well. The surgeon has still said we'll be playing it by ear, and letting him tell us when he is ready for his next big surgery. We always knew he would be in charge! :) As always, thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. It's great to have such a large family praying for Rowan.

1 comment:

S De La Mare said...

M&T

We were glad to hear that you guys were getting a little rest and we hope Tranylle is feeling better. Any new news on Rowan today?

Phil and Shauna