A Long Night

Ben had a long night. He just couldn't settle to sleep. His sleep patterns are all out of sorts from being medically kept asleep for days. Plus every time his hand touched the external hardware or any part of his jaw or cheek he would startle, wake and obviously be in pain.

While this went on from 11pm until 4:30am we are slowly getting Ben back into his routine. At 9:30am we discontinued his continuous feeds and at 10:30am we offered Ben his first bottle post op. He loved it and did so well! We only offered 2 ounces but he sucked them back far better than he ever did before. No laboured breathing, no coughing or chocking and no stopping. He truly is a new little man.

The nurse found him a mobile and fell asleep for his nap by himself watching the little fish spin around.

Some pictures of a sight I am NEVER going to get tired of...Ben sleeping on his back!!!


My Benny Bear Sleeping:

And again:

With his mobile:

I have his hardware covered with a terrycloth bib so it isn't catching and it seems to be helping to keep him comfy:

AND THE BEST PART OF ALL.........

His O2 sats are 100 and his heart rate is 117!!! This surgery, as hard as it is/was, has been an absolute miracle.

Now to get rid of the NG and get ourselves home!