Here We Go Again…

Well since I updated last we were discharged. We went home Saturday afternoon and were so excited to finally start our lives as a family of four.

There was even a rainbow on the drive home. I thought that was a sign of good luck for us.

Our good luck was short lived. Sunday Timmy was having a hard time catching his breath again after eating. He was wheezing a lot and his chest/stomach was sinking in under his ribs with every breath. We decided to not wait for our follow up appointment the next day and I took him to the ER while Thomas stayed to get Layla out of the tub and into bed.

He was hooked back up to all of the monitors again and put on oxygen. He also got a chest xray that showed his whole right lung was clogged up with mucus. They took blood to run some tests and tried to get an IV in him to give some antibiotics. After sticking every vein they couldn’t get one in and ended up giving him a shot in his thigh. I think the best person there was the respiratory therapist, Steven. He gave TF breathing treatments all through the night and was so nice. We ended up staying the night there in the ICU hoping that the breathing treatments would clear it up but it didn’t. By 11 Monday morning we were getting in an ambulance to head BACK up to UAB.

At this point he was doing better than the night before but still needed some oxygen to keep his blood oxygen levels up here they should be. We were REadmitted to the RNICU where they took blood and xrays for their own tests. It still showed his lung was clogged up a bit but by the time he got here he didn’t need the oxygen to keep his levels up anymore. Since I was staying over night they moved us downstairs (again) to the CCN (continuing care nursery) so we could have a room with a bathroom and shower in it. Very nice! When they moved us they stuck him in a crib. I had to laugh when I saw the one the wheeled in for him because I had just posted on Facebook that he had been in every baby bed UAB had to offer except the white metal crib. Now he has.

So now we are here waiting. There isn’t really much they can do to fix him only support him if he needs it. Everything else needs to just work itself out. We also found out that he is a little anemic which he has been before. This time though his heart rate is really high most likely from working harder to pump the low amount of blood. At least that’s what I heard last night 😛 That might also be the reason why he has a lower temp. It took a few feedings last night for the nurse and I to figure out just how many layers he needs to have a decent temp. 1 hat, 1 onsie, 1 footie sleeper, 2 hospital blankets, and one big fluffy blanket. Hopefully we can get him back on the vitamins with iron tonight and that will help. We are also waiting for radiology to come get another xray to see how things look today. Not sure when we will be set free this time but I wont let them kick us out until he is REALLY ready to leave!