We went by the hospital at o’ Dark Thirty to see our little guy and he’s recovering from the surgery just fine. He still had the breathing tube installed but he was definitely more alert and it’s not long before that tube is gone. Then he gets Pedialyte and if that stays where it needs to, then he gets back to feeding on breast milk as soon as possible. He may be booted from PICU as early as tonight or it may happen tomorrow.
There is definitely a lot of swelling on the right side and toward the back of his head but the swelling that was evident in his face last night had actually improved. We’re told this is because Mommy ordered Alexander to do a fair bit of peeing and it seems that he’s been taking her orders seriously. 🙂
Every now and then, he would try to cry but would just turn beet red instead. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing!
We caught Dr Bruce after his rounds and he was still very pleased with how things were progressing for Alexander which was very reassuring. He figures that tube is coming out quicker with Alexander getting more alert and grabbing onto it.
