Aydens night

Well ,his night went pretty well but he does have a fever right now,probably just a post op fever & he is on weak antibiotics,so If it continues beyond 3 days then they will bump it up.He is needing morphine every 3 1/2 hours or so,he wakes up a little & starts coughing & they are still suctioning some blood out & he gets pretty uncomfortable so the extra morphine on top of the cocktail drip is very helpful.He is responding to our voice,so even though he does not know what is going on he can her us & calms when we put his "DD" in his hand(his blanket).Ent came by this morning & I got a peak at his "naked neck",I could barely see the incision & for the first time ever Ayden is sleeping with his chin touching his chest!,No more stupid HME scratching his chin up.The rib incision is about the whole front of one side of his chest,but I love his new scares!Today so far has been a bit harder than yesterday,I'm happy he knows I'm here but I hate hearing the vent & seeing his chest rise every time I hear that noise & I know its only temporary but Its hard seeing a machine breath for him.So the plan is to keep him comfortable & tomorrow they will take the drain in his chest out & on Monday the drain in his neck will come out & hopefully by Tues. or wed. he will go back into the OR to see how the graft is coming along.As always all your support,prayers,& well wishes are really helping us through,(other than the occasional tear jerker replies!,Ha,Ha) Talk too you all soon....................Love,Angie