Just had the chest tubes removed. She did so good! Now she is relaxing in bed with Mommy. The nurse let us know that the weather is nice and Ella will be able to go outside. I’ll post photos of that. Thanks for praying!
Archives for April 2008
Good News This Morning
Just got out of the doctor’s meeting. Ella no longer has to take Potassium. The Potassium was making her vomit and was painful. She has enough in her system and we will push bananas and other Potassium-rich foods. Thank God! Her chest tubes will also be removed in about 10 minutes! We are very happy…
Ella Grace Riding in a Wagon
Taking it Easy
Ella Grace has been just lying around today. Her energy level isn’t as high as it was yesterday. We feel this is due to the fact that some of her medication was taken off while her IV was out overnight. Hopefully she will start to feel like becoming more active by the time we take…
New IV In
10:15am – Just got the new IV line in and it went perfect. She had very little pain and the tech was spot on. She is resting now and will take her medicine in a few minutes.
Good Sleep
8:30pm – Ella Grace got a good night of sleep. The nurses helped us schedule all her medicine, therapy and xrays for one time and not spread out through the night. She is feeling good this morning and we are feeling rested! We just found out she will need to keep her chest tubes one…
Day 4 Recap
11:20pm – Today has been a great day. I know we ended on a bad note but overall we have been blessed to get Ella and all her personality back. She has been funny, loving, happy, and just a typical two year-old. We didn’t get much sleep last night, but we were happy to be…
IV Problems
9:40pm – Ella is struggling with getting a new IV. Her line was accidentally pulled out and now they are trying to get a new line put in. But every vein they try is getting blown. They need to have it in soon so she can have her pain meds. 10:00pm – She is resting…
Eating Supper
6:15pm – Ella had bites of a hamburger, pickles, Cheetos, and a cupcake. She loves cupcakes!
Ella Grace’s New Baby Doll
3:40pm – Because Ella is being such a good girl, the nurses gave her a new baby doll. Her lungs are sounding great now and they will only be doing therapy for the rest of the day. She is also drinking well. The dietitians wanted her to have 100ml of liquid by 4:00 but she…