Moving Around

After Addi got her chest tube removed, the nurses told us that we needed to slowly get Addi moving, doing things like sitting up and walking. We moved her to the little couch in our room to sit. She is still VERY sore. The problem is not the incision down her chest, but the incision they used to place the difibulator. The doctor said it is like she had a stomach surgery. As you can imagine, she gets very panicky about bending at the waist. We tried to get her to stand, but she wanted nothing to do with that.

After awhile we got her up again and took her for a ride in the wagon around the 15th floor. She didn't appreciate the move to the wagon, but once she was situated she liked it.

Chest Tube Gone

Addi just had her chest tube removed and she looks great. They have to come and take an X-ray then she can eat and drink again. Our next step is to get her sitting up and moving around!

Enjoying Floor 15

We are really enjoying being on the 15th floor. We get to be with Addi around the clock. She's not hooked up to any machines, except the one for the chest tube. We're hoping her chest tube will come out in the morning. There is also a physical therapist visit some time tomorrow to get her legs moving again.

She's starting to eat a little bit. She's enjoyed an Olivia movie and looking at a few balloons that people have brought. She's been awake A LOT!

15th Floor

We made it to the 15th floor after all! We're here and she's all settled in. No more leads...YEAH! We are in room 1528.

Things are going well. Her temperature is back to normal. They just want to make sure it doesn't come back in the evening.

Thanks for all the prayers! Please keep them coming.

Sunday Morning Update

Today Addi looks really good and is more alert. During the night her temperature got to 101.5. Everything else looks good. We may be spending another day in the CVICU so they can monitor it. When Darrell and I saw her first thing this morning it had gone down to a 100 without being on a cooling blanket. All of the cultures so far have come back negative, so the nurses still seem to think it might be inflammation from the surgery. Yesterday the surgeon said he wasn't worried about the fever.

We're about to head back to be with her...we needed to eat something first.

Too Cute

Here's a quick post about how cute I think little Miss Addi is. I packed a couple of bows for her to wear while she was here in the hospital. I've been waiting until she got comfortable before putting one on her.

I just went and fixed her hair and the nurse said I could put a bow in her hair if I wanted. Yeah!!

She's also been SO alert. I have a couple of videos on my phone of her and Cade that she LOVES to watch. I played one and she laughed! It made me smile!!

I'm also including a picture of her with her eyes open.

Update for Today

Things are going good today. Her fever has gone down and she seems to be a lot more comfortable. They have removed everything except one IV in her foot and the draining tube!

She slowly will come in and out of it. She has asked for "Momma" and I got to hold her. She's said a few words and even managed to get her fingers together to say "more" for juice.

We're hoping to move to the 15th floor tomorrow. We can't wait...that way we can be with her the entire time and not have to rotate in and out.