Day 110 & 111 of Life - October 6th & 7th
The little Turkey failed his first carseat challenge, so they tried again on Friday, but this time they also used a "travel bud". Basically, this is a large piece of fabric-covered foam that goes into the carseat. The little one sits in it and it helps hold his body in the proper position, allowing him to breathe easier. Dr. B looked over the results today and has agreed that he passed this challenge! Yippeee!!! Another hurdle passed...
The little one also had an oxygen test, where they take him totally off the oxygen and monitor his blood oxygen saturation levels. He failed this test, but this is the only test that they actually wanted him to fail. These results are passed onto the government and prove that his oxygen is a medical requirement...which means that Ma and Pa will receive funding for his oxygen equipment when he comes home.
As of 3:00 am this morning (Saturday), little Sha had been on full oral feeds for 24 hours. Before he can go home, he has to be on full feeds for at least 48 hours, without any problems. I will say this, though... At his 3:00 feed this afternoon, little Sha proved that if there is ever a vomitting Olympic event, he will definitely win the gold medal! He managed to projectile vomit to the other side of Ma's body, which was also Ma's last pair of clean clothes!
Pa is on feed-care patrol solo tonight. It's amazing to me that I have known him for so long and he still manages to surprise me once in awhile. Earlier this week, he called to ask me to kidnap Ma tonight, offering to care for little Sha while Ma got a much-needed break.
So, the original plan was for me to kidnap her, take her to dinner and then bring her home for some rest. However, since the little Turkey threw-up all over her last set of clean clothes, our dinner plans had to be altered. So, it was take out night and Ma caught a 4-hour nap on my couch. Many thanks to Pa for being a loving, observant, supporting husband...there are not a lot of people who would make that offer to a clearly exhausted woman.
The little one also had an oxygen test, where they take him totally off the oxygen and monitor his blood oxygen saturation levels. He failed this test, but this is the only test that they actually wanted him to fail. These results are passed onto the government and prove that his oxygen is a medical requirement...which means that Ma and Pa will receive funding for his oxygen equipment when he comes home.
As of 3:00 am this morning (Saturday), little Sha had been on full oral feeds for 24 hours. Before he can go home, he has to be on full feeds for at least 48 hours, without any problems. I will say this, though... At his 3:00 feed this afternoon, little Sha proved that if there is ever a vomitting Olympic event, he will definitely win the gold medal! He managed to projectile vomit to the other side of Ma's body, which was also Ma's last pair of clean clothes!
Pa is on feed-care patrol solo tonight. It's amazing to me that I have known him for so long and he still manages to surprise me once in awhile. Earlier this week, he called to ask me to kidnap Ma tonight, offering to care for little Sha while Ma got a much-needed break.
So, the original plan was for me to kidnap her, take her to dinner and then bring her home for some rest. However, since the little Turkey threw-up all over her last set of clean clothes, our dinner plans had to be altered. So, it was take out night and Ma caught a 4-hour nap on my couch. Many thanks to Pa for being a loving, observant, supporting husband...there are not a lot of people who would make that offer to a clearly exhausted woman.
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