So I didn't take many pictures of today as it was SO boring. RN Craig came in at 6 am to remove her cath. She declared Craig her favorite person. Then our day got interesting. Every 20 – 30 min we would unplug her pulse/oxygen monitor and her IV and carry her to the toilet. It was a day full of potty trips. She didn't want to eat or drink anything so they were pumping her full of fluids to keep her hydrated. Today's goals were pain management, using the toilet, and eating solids.
I asked Kaylee how she was feeling after Craig finished up and her cath was gone. She was so happy she had now words. I got a sleepy drugged up smile and two thumbs up.
Most of the day she spent watching movie after movie. And sleeping. LOTS of sleeping.
Her awesome teacher came by to check on her and bring her some fun work. Kaylee was lightly sleeping when she arrived so I rubbed her arm and she opened her eyes and said, "Oh, hi Mrs. Bringhurst. I had surgery." Kaylee was SO happy to see her. Mrs. B also brought Kaylee a lamb to snuggle with. We love Mrs. B so much. She is a wonderful teacher/person.
The staff brought Kaylee books, puzzles, coloring pages, a doll house, and games. She was only kinda interested in those things. BUT after her visit with Mrs. B she wanted to pull out the crayons and do some brain work.
Kaylee wanted to bring many more of her stuffed animals with us. I told her she could pick two knowing she would get a new one from the staff when we checked in. So she brought Twilight and Pups from home. Then she chose her new bird "cotton candy" (named for having hair that looks like cotton candy) and Mrs. B brought her "Bow" (named for his bow tie). I really to love how easy her animals are to keep straight.
We ordered Kaylee some chicken broth after she delared that jello was NOT for her. It sat in our room until Jon brought in real food for us to eat. Then she announced that her belly was FINALLY hungry for her soup. She siad it was delish. After keeping the broth down we got to give her saltines and a cheese stick. This was exciting because her keeping down solids was one of our requirements pre discharge. She didn't eat a ton in the hospital, but she ate and drank just enough that her Ritchy gave us the green light to go home. She also was having awesome urine output and off the morphine.
Best face EVER when she was told that this was her last round of vitals. She was beyond thrilled that she was going home. Us too!
This was her second favorite part of her day. IV removal. WOOHOO!
Round two on the happy thumbs up.
Admiring her free foot.
Saying WOW because she was ready to walk out of there and just SUPER happy.
She insisted on walking out to the the car. She was very happy to be moving under her own power after two days.
She made it from the 8th floor to the parking garage before asking to be carried. It was not a short walk. We were all so happy to be heading to get our little buddy and go home.
