Recovery Update II

Things are going better. Isaiah is slowly being weaned off of his meds. The Epinephrine, Dopamine, Nitric Oxide (INO), Versed and Fentanyl are off. The vent was down to 6, but when they turned it to 5, Isaiah didn't like that too much so they bumped back up to 10 and will be starting to wean again today. Little man is awake a lot more now. They think he didn't tolerate a vent setting of 5 because he was still pretty sleepy. Last night, the nurse didn't have to give him any prn meds (as needed) which is what they are wanting to see.

Just in the last few days, the hospital lifted the ban and began letting kids back up there. So we were finally able to take Micah up to see his little brother. He was SO EXCITED. We put him on a chair and he was able to stand up and talk to his brother. Micah stroked his arms and legs and talked to him. Isaiah was wide awake but not really in the mood to converse or even pay attention to anyone in the room. I got close to his face so he could see me better and he shifted his eyes away from me as if to tell me he didn't even want to look at me. "OK kid, are you mad at your momma?!" Eventually he just closed his eyes so he didn't have to deal with anyone. What an attitude.

Oh well, at least things are going well.