RollersInVegas

Ahhh....Sunday...and it was a day of rest. I was a bit surprised when I came in this morning and they were still feeding Isaac. When they plan to extabate him...they hold his feeds. But, they decided to give him one more day to rest and get his lungs as strong as possible so that we can have success tomorrow!!! (fingers crossed, prayers said). He still looks sad and groggy. But, he didn't cry as much today...he actually slept most of the day. He gets mad when we move him...but, other than that, he's such a trooper. They increased his feeds to 24 cal (he's still getting 20 oz an hour continuously). His cultures they took a few days ago from his gunky lungs came back showing positive bacterial growth...hence the fever that comes and goes. He is on a 10-day antibiotic regimen...with 6 more days to go (I hope that doesn't mean that we have to stay 6 more days??). He had a fever when I came in this morning...but. wasn't warm to the touch. She took a "bum" temperature reading...and thank goodness! He could have had the fever yesterday and the armpit temp readings didn't pick it up. Sorry Isaac...but, I'm going to keep requesting "bum" temp readings for you!
He pooped again today! YEAH!!! I'm having a blast changing his diapers. I still can't hold him. And I'm SO short...that I can barely reach his melon to kiss him (i need a step ladder). I do put lavender lotion on his arms and legs everyday...and take a little and put in his hair to make the "do" that sticks up. (it's how I pass my time). You're lucky you haven't seen tiny braids in it yet...it's almost long enough again to corn row!!
I made a discovery a few days ago that's pretty gross. Isaac has been wearing socks on his hands so that he doesn't pull the vent out of his mouth. Well, I took the socks off one day...and OH MY GOODNESS...that stink that came from them! They smelled worse than his diaper. So, I washed them and let them air dry that day. Well, I let him hold my fingers...and his stink was then all over my hands! (totally gross). Well....his stinky smell came off of my hands...but, his still stink. So, today I took the socks off to let them air out...and they looked like raisins. He must be sweating alot. I kept them off all day and put them back on before I left. (In case he tried to hurry the process and pull the vent out himself). Any ideas about getting the stink out?? If the vent gets pulled tomorrow...the socks can stay off of his hands...but, I'm not sure how long the stink will stay in his hands?? (Oh...the things I worry about).
You should know that Joe bought me a big TUB of Butt Paste this trip. And I'm applying it generously...so, far...no bum rashes!!!
I think that's all that happened today. Pretty uneventful. Oh...I did buy a newspaper so that I could see all the holiday sales papers (just to look JOE)...and there weren't very many in today's paper. Do they all come out on Wednesday?? I mean...I will have Joe here on Friday to watch Icky...I could totally buy a new suitcase to carry back xmas presents that I shouldn't be buying...but, they'd be on sale!!!
Off to bed I go...One more call to check on Isaac before I dose off!