The nurses at Mercy made him a welcome back signAiden's hernia surgery on Thursday went well. He was off the ventilator and breathing on his own again right after he was brought out of surgery. He wasn't on huge pain medication afterwards like his last surgery, only tylonel, so after a good sleep from the anesthesia he was acting like himself again that night. Hopefully, that was his last surgery for a long time.
He was transferred back to Mercy on Friday morning. The nurses were so happy to see him. He is back on bottle feeds, getting down 15 mls every 3 hours. He is still on his TPN and lipids through an IV until he is back up to full feedings - before his surgery he was getting 14 mls every hour. He is still learning how to take a bottle and it takes him 25-30 minutes to finish his 15 mls. He falls asleep alot and at the end we kinda have to force feed him - it takes alot out of the little guy :) Our main priority right now is getting him back up on his feedings and teaching how to use the bottle.
Dinner last night...
Aiden licking his lips after tasting the milk :)
We will talk to his doctor when she is back on Wednesday to find out what the plan is for getting him home to us! Hopefully it won't be long now that he is all fixed up! He is ready to be a normal baby. He loves it when we hold him and has started to realize when we are leaving and fusses and cries until we pick him back up - it is so hard to leave him at night, hopefully soon we won't have to. We are all ready for his homecoming!
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Oh I remember those little bottles with Eden. Wow...the memories. When you were saying it takes awhile for him to get down the 15ml and then he is tired that soooo hit home. He is coming along like a champ though. Soon he will be gulping it down and wanting more! Yay Aiden!!!
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