Sunday, July 10, 2011

Rowan now has no tubes in him!!! We will post some pictures later. He's been doing really great, and is even being allowed to drink Mommy's milk from a bottle! They first tried Pedialyte, and he hated it! The nurses were starting to get worried since he would just spit it up and get angry. Of course Mommy and Daddy knew what he wanted and needed, but we don't get to make the decisions. Finally one day when Mommy came to see him, the nurse said oh good you're here! We want to feed him some milk but you don't have any here! So I called Daddy right away and he came over with a bunch of milk. Rowan was hesitant at first, since he probably assumed it was pedialyte, but once he realized it was something yummy that he'd been wanting all along, he gobbled it down! He's been loving it ever since. It upset his tummy the first day or so since he wasn't used to it, but now it isn't bothering him. They don't let him eat very much, but at least it is something. They are now prepping him to come home. They are making so that he will be able to have the IV off for four hours a day, so that during that time mommy and daddy can take him places without toting that along as well. He's up to two hours without it so far, and is doing great. They have started to teach us some of the things we'll need to take care of at home, and one of the doctors today told mommy that we should be staying the night at the hospital on Tuesday so that we can take care of Rowan and the nurses can be sure we know what we're doing. The doctor said that best case scenario, Rowan can come home on Wednesday. More likely it will be sometime Friday or Saturday, but Wednesday would be great! Rowan is sleeping a lot, trying to make sure he is fully recovered. He smiles a lot in his sleep, so at least he is a happy little guy. :)

3 comments:

Nicole said...

What great news guys! We'll keep our fingers crossed that you can take him home this weekend.

S De La Mare said...

So thrilled - can't wait for his homecoming!

Darwin and Candace Johnson said...

That is GREAT news! We will keep him and you guys in our prayers and hopefully it will be Wednesday! Glad he is finally getting some of the good stuff!