Day 3: Busted outta PICU

What a good day we are having!! Weston is very awake and alert. The only down side to that is, he is more aware of his pain. :-( But, between the pain medicine and sugar water we can dip his binky in, we seem to be able to keep him fairly comfortable.

While he still is pretty puffy all over (common "complication" from surgery), his urine output is picking up and is more clear and less concentrated looking. SO, they were able to take his catheter out. Yea!! And they took out another peripheral IV. AND he is off of oxygen and we were able to ditch the heinous pulse ox and EKG monitoring! Double YEA!!!

Wanna see a pic of my less tethered studly muffin?





He still has his NG tube (in his nose) and the drain in his abdomen. These should be able to come out shortly after he starts eating. Which should be within the next day, because: Houston, we have some gas! NEVER have been so happy to hear toots in my life!

We are out of PICU, and currently on the surgical ward. I think we all had a sigh of relief when we got up here. So much so, mommy and daddy got to love on Wes!

Mommy kisses



And Daddy hugs!

Location:Dell Children's Medical Center