Whew, what a day. Emma was fussy this morning and early afternoon and FINALLY went to sleep mid-afternoon. She actually wasn't so great yesterday morning and early afternoon, either, but yesterday was more screaming and crying than today. I think that now that she's a month old, she's awake more in the morning and is kinda bored. Oh, and she's old enough to hate wet diapers now.
After Emary finally went to sleep around 1:30, the wound nurse came at 2:00. She had not come by in 9 days since she first visited Emma. You'd think that they would follow up with patients, but apparently they don't - unless you specifically ask them to come back. So Dawn, our primary (and absolutely wonderful) nurse asked them to come back because she, personally, wanted them to follow up on Emma's wound. Dr. Troup had added his own twist to the wound nurse's instructions, and once she was made aware of that today, she told Dawn to try to convince him to only do it her way. There's still one little part in the middle of her wound that, strangely, no doctor (or wound nurse) will really identify. It's still white and soft, and there's some black stuff underneath it...except the wound nurse thinks it could actually be a deep, deep hole underneath. Black holes are only ok in space, not on my daughter's back. So we'll see if some doctor sometime somehow will finally identify exactly what that is...
Dawn not only ordered the wound nurse to come in because she personally wanted her to, but she also decided that she would give Emma a very difficult and time-consuming bath, as well as change her linens early, in the midst of a difficult behavioral day. She has been a fantastic nurse, and none of these things that Dawn did for Emma today were absolutely necessary on her shift by any means. She was just geniunely looking out for our child, and we are so grateful for her in our lives right now.
Like I said, Dawn gave Emma a bath today - her first bath! It was a little different than most babies' first baths, but it was still a bath. She even was under heat lamps, which babies looooove. Emma had her mullet shampooed, but we couldn't wash any other part of her hair because of the PICC. Here are some pictures of the big event:
Dr. Troup didn't stop in to check on Emma today, but there's not a lot he can do from day to day right now. I'm sure he'll be in tomorrow.
Ok, this last picture is how we have to hold Emma to move her from her crib to a pillow on our laps. It's funny when she's really sleepy because her arms and legs dangle down like this and she could care less that she's not lying on her tummy for once.
Was that saran wrap that I saw on the medicine cart?
ReplyDeleteI know that Emma felt wonderful after that bath and under the light.
Still praying for all of you.
The heat lamps sound pretty good to me too! I know she loved her bath. We kept giving the sponge bath for months after we got home, before deciding to try the baby tub.
ReplyDeleteI think the item out of place is the Glad box and possibly a missing item would be hand sanitizer?
Thanks for posting the sweet pictures of her relaxing! Keeping you all in my prayers. vgw
Glad bags? Why do you need those?
ReplyDeleteI don't remember using Glad wrap (maybe I did use some Glad bags to seal up anything smelly before disposing of it), but after all that was 25 years ago! LOL -- I'm so glad you had a sweet supportive nurse who takes initiative to do things and get things done! I'm praying for more positive days. - Marcia
ReplyDeletePress n Seal! Unless Emma's been heating up leftovers!
ReplyDeletePraise God for a helpful, kind nurse! Will be praying for more of those.
Heather
press & seal! why do you have that?
ReplyDeleteEvery one is saying tha the Press n Seal doesn't belong, but I disagree. I have an unfair advantage tho. I have a roll of Press n Seal in my first aid box at home. I have used it to cover an incision when I want to take a shower. Am I close?
ReplyDeleteJennie Smith