Wonderful Visitors :: Day 3

We are home!!

Yea!

We started the day at midnight and woke up LITERALLY every two hours on the 15. TO THE MINUTE.

And then, at 5:15, the pokes came. :-(

Seems as though the vitamin K did its job and the super awesome iv was no longer able to draw back blood for labs. Two pokes and only one of the two labs collected.

We had to have that last lab drawn before we could leave...once again, the anesthesia department came to the rescue! Love you guys! 

Then the really good part...all of our wonderful visitors!

Nana drove up from SA to keep us company today. Mr. Wes was happy to see her and gave her a big smile.

Then we had a surprise visit from Dr. Meyer (W's surgeon). He heard we were inpatient and came up to say "hello". Have I mentioned we have wonderful, caring doctors?!

And our final visitor was Ms. Jo, one of the DCMC Chaplains.

She was so kind as to arrange Wes' baptism on Monday evening and is such a lovely person. 

She is another one of God's angels sent to us.

Getting some sweet love from Ms. Jo

So, this admission's wrap up...

The albumin has helped move some of the ascites (fluid in abdomen) back to where it belongs. Wes' belly is still very distended, but it is not nearly as tight.

He did not loose much weight from the diuretic. But, they have started him on another oral medication that will help keep the fluid where it needs to be.

His albumin is a little better after the two rounds. His total bili is 21 and INR still is a little elevated at 1.5, despite the vitamin k infusion last night. 

We will follow-up with Dr. Z next Tuesday and Dr. Fishman is reviewing everything over in Houston. No changes other than the new medication.

Smiles (and a little raspberry) when we told him we were going home

Making like a tree and leafing this place

Emily was so happy to have Mommy and Wessy at home. And we were glad to be at home with her.

That little mischief maker...I'm not going to go into it now, but her pediatrician and poison control had to be called this evening. She's fine, just a very smart and curious trouble maker. 

I am so thankful to be home with Billy and Emily tonight...to shower in my own bathroom...to give Weston a bath in our big tub...to tuck my sweet little girl into bed tonight....to sleep in my own bed...for all your continued support, prayers and love.