Happy 6-Month Birthday Anna

Anna and her seahorse and resting comfortably this morning. She is worn out from her blood work where she screamed for quite awhile. She had an OK night. Her oxygen levels took a slow decline again over night so she had to have the amount of oxygen being administered increased again. She has been eating better and keeping things down quite well. I am not sure what changes the doctor will have in store for us today. We will have to wait and see.

I never imagined that this is where we would be spending Anna’s 6 month birthday. Looking back over the past 6 months there have been so many good moments with Anna, I simply can not imagine life without her. I am not going to try to figure out why she has been challenged medically. I do know that God is watching over her.

No Big Changes

Not many changes today. Anna’s chest x-ray showed that there were no changes. Her respirations and oxygen levels are about the same. Her temperament (grumpy) is the same. After the pediatrician visited this evening she changed her respiratory treatment to include for them to do percussion. This is where they actually lake a small cup and basically pound repeatedly on her chest. This is to try to break up the “junk” that is in her lungs. They did it this evening and she actually kind of enjoyed it.

I know that it will be at least a couple of more days before Anna gets to go home. At this point, I am being patient. I hope that I can continue to be patient but I know as she gets better I will be more anxious and ready for us all to leave and be back to our “normal” lives.

She's sleeping!

I know a baby sleeping isn't the most amazing thing in the world. But when she hasn't been for the past few days, you really learn to enjoy it.

Since Anna's been in the hospital, we've been lucky to get five to 10 minutes of peace at a time. As I write this, she's been asleep for almost an hour and a half.

That's an hour and a half of not listening to her struggle to breathe. That's an hour and a half without her squirming with what must be unbearable agony. That's an hour and a half of her doing what she needs most, resting.

So yes, I'm ecstatic for something as simple as a baby napping. She's not just "stable," as I've been telling people all day long. Now she's actually comfortable. She's happy. And I'll enjoy her that way for as long as she needs.