A Quiet Sunday

Today has been a quiet day with Asher in recovery.  I checked out of the hospital this morning, and was so glad to be done staying in our little closet of a hospital room, and to go home and sleep in my own bed!  I took a picture of Shane in his little corner of a bed this morning.  He had an air vent right above his bed, so he was always cold.

After checking out, we went up to the PICU for awhile to see Asher and sit up there with him for awhile.  He is recovering well, and was lying there basically asleep with all of his monitors and machines.   They had removed a couple of the drainage tubes and the IV that was in his arm.  The nurse mentioned to me that Asher was not a still, quietly sleeping newborn.  I told her my newborns weren’t normally ones to sleep for hours and hours like most newborns!  He had been trying to open his eyes a few times, and was moving around a lot in his sleep.  We would frequently see him doing sucking motions as he lay there.  His oxygen levels are better, but they still are working on bringing those up a little bit.  His ventilator will be in through probably Tuesday at least, but we will see. 

They had a cute little beanie baby dog in his bed with him when we got there today.  I took a picture because I thought the boys would like to see it.

(The nurse put a little washcloth over his eyes so the lights weren’t too bright for him)

 

Meanwhile, at home, the boys were getting ready for church with Grandma and Grandpa.  We got a phone call at 8:50 this morning from my mom, asking what time church was.  Shane had told her 9:00, but Landon kept saying, “Grandma, Mom usually doesn’t make us get our clothes on until 10:00!”  Finally, after his frustration was rising, she asked him if he wanted her to call me and verify the time.  I told her church was actually at 11:00, and by the time she got off the phone, Landon was in his room in his bed looking at a book.  When she went in there, she said, “Landon, are you okay?”  He said, “Yes, I just had to come in here because I was so upset.”  I told my mom she’s just going to have to rely on Landon for information instead of Shane.  Apparently he’s more reliable.  :)  Christie was already at the church building about to go in by the time Shane called her.  He must have been a bit preoccupied Saturday to tell them both the wrong church time!

 

After church, Christie and Kelly came up to see Asher for a minute.  It is always nice to see for yourself how he and and how he’s doing.  After dinner, my parents and I went up to see him too.  We hope he can keep resting peacefully and his body regaining its strength.