What Happened ????

This what I think she's is saying to us.....

Well, it has been over a week since her surgery and she is now looking like the little girl we last saw on the day of here surgery. The above picture was taken on Sunday, we've been bad and haven't updated the blog in the last week, amazing how time flies.

Zoë came of her breathing tube on Thursday night, she didn't like that thing she tried to take it out a couple times. her Dr.'s even said that if she took it out they wouldn't put back in, luckily they took it out for her Thursday night. After the tube came out, she was a bit wheeze because the tube irritated her throat so she got strider, basically her throat was inflamed. They put her on some breathing treatments to help her out with her oxygen level and high-flow pressure. She started out at 60 % oxygen and 4 liters per minute. Friday and Saturday were a rough few days for her but with the breathing treatments it made things easier. On Sunday, the proverbial light bulb just turned on, she was active and trying to figure out "What Happened ?"

She's started back on her feedings on Monday, after going a week with out eating. She was started on 9 cc's, she was up to 60 cc's before surgery so she was a little agitated once she realized that was all she was going to get. They have been increasing her feedings by 3 cc's or so every 3rd feeding, she is up to 24 cc's about a half an ounce. Before she struggled to take in her feedings but last night she sucked down 18 cc's in a few minutes and she was still looking for more. She has gotten wise to the "chupi" method, nothing ever comes out !!! It's pretty funny when she spits back out at you in a act of defiance which I'm certain is one of many that Daddy will have to deal with it.

On a side note: Did you know for 135$ you can get a Burberry trench coat for an infant. Damm you Kanye !!!

As of last night she was back up to her pre-surgery weight, 6 lbs 7 ozs., Nana Lola go to hold her, she answered yes even before I finished asking her if she wanted to hold her. Zoë was amused with Nana's voice and was happy to finally got to hang out with Nana D.Lo. She has had 4 good days, no major issues, her surgeons have said she is healing well and is being monitored very closely. A few nurses have already begun to toss around the H word (home). My guess it will be sooner that we think, before Memorial day is my guess-timation. Amy and I think she is on the home stretch and barring any major set backs she should be home soon. Which is cool but daddy has been loligaging, which makes him a loligager, and hasn't finished her room.

Currently, she is on 25% oxygen and 2 LPM, which is great, by the end of the week she'll be back to full feedings.

Also, with the swine flu situation PCH has changed it's visitor’s policy and put the hospital on lock-down. Starting this morning, she can have only 2 visitors in the hospital at one time, that means only 2 people can be in the hospital visiting her, everyone else has to wait outside of the hospital, even Mommy and Daddy. All visitors will be screened at the front desk for any flu symptoms and no visitors under the age of 18 years will be allowed. Hopefully this won't last very long but better safe than sorry. That's it for now, sorry for the delay in the updates, thanks to everyone for the text messages and support we definitely couldn't not have gotten this far with out your support.

By the Way, Zoë is always being watched by Sparky , Go Devils !!!!