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October 14, 2010
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I spent as much time as possible with Sam today knowing that the next few days with him were going to be rough. When I got to the hospital he looked good- really good. …
So, today had two major events for Sam. The first was an echocardiogram and the second was the efforts to get an arterial line in place. It took a number of attempts to get …
Today was... well... uneventful. Sam had a good night on the ventilator. He started to pee around 5 am-which is great. He also responded really well to being on the vent. They talked about …
So, while they were trying to reintubate Sam, they found a blockage. It turns out he had a very severe mucus plug sitting on top of his vocal cords. This plug was blocking his …
Well, if yesterday was bad, today was just terrible. While Peter and I were visiting Sam, he had another terrible apnea event and had to be bagged. Even though he was not crashing, they …
I will be brief tonight as, honestly, I am just spent. After the roller coaster of the past few days, I woke up this morning beat down, and my morning call to the NICU …
After the roller coaster and emotional abuse that was yesterday, I was scared to even call the NICU in the morning. My emotions were ready to boil over, and honestly, I was not sure …
Well- today was a day of contrasts. Some of the highest highs to date and one of the lowest lows. The day at the hospital started for me at 10:30 am. I got there …
I am happy to say that there is not too much to report from today. Sam had an uneventful night and a pretty uneventful day! He is peeing, his BUN and creatine are going …
So after our late night at the hospital, it was really hard to get up today. I even slept through 2 pumping alarms! Once I finally got things (ahem) cleared up, I gave the …
I am OK. I am tired, but I seem to be OK. I will be having a follow up ultrasound on Friday just to make 100% sure that everything with me is good. The …
Today started off really nicely for all. All three of us slept until 8:30... something unheard of in this house since Irene was born. I guess we were all pretty exhausted. We made it …
What a roller-coaster! After I wrote about what a great day Sam was having, things took a funky turn. First came the call from Laura that for the first time in 15 days Sam …
I am going to start this post by apologizing to everyone... i fell down on the job and didn't get any pictures of Sam today... so this post will be picture and video free. …
After a rough day yesterday, I woke up with all my fingers crossed that Sam would be having a better day today. I was not sure I could take it emotionally if today was …
One good day, one bad day... So, yesterday was the good day, I guess that makes today the bad day. When I arrived at the hospital, I was surprised to find Sam having his …
Thanks to everyone that reached out with words of support after yesterdays post. All those positive emails and texts really helped to lift my spirits. I know yesterday was my first down day and …
I'll admit it. Today was a rough day for me. Up to now I have held up well, but the combination of heat, exhaustion, and well, a micro-preemie has finally gotten to me. Today …
Well, 2 days after threatening us with putting Sam back on the vent... he is still on the SiPAP. That is one strong, stubborn bugger. Apparently, he spent the night on just 21% oxygen, …
So Sam made it through the night with only a few brady's! The nurses and doctors are now rethinking re-intubating him. Things may change overnight, but for now, Sam stays on the SiPAP machine. …
Overall- I would say today was a good day. I was finally able to let out some of my emotions with a good cry fest at the therapist office. Nothing like bawling for an …
Happy 1-week birthday to you Sam! You celebrated by cutting down your brady's from 30 a day to under 20. Mom would prefer zero, but I will take a decline in brady's. Overall today …
What a difference a nurse makes! After a nice visit in the morning at home from Steph and Lisa, Peter and I finally headed to the hospital around 2 pm. We were on a …
This was not Sam's best day. He suffered a number of bradycardia (or brady) and apnea events today. These are things we will have to deal with a lot over the next few months, …
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