Baby Steps!

Okay, so we're not taking any real first steps with our baby! However, he is taking huge strides in recovery today - and only one day (ONE DAY!) after major surgery. We are so excited for him while still concerned and waiting and wondering and worrying.

As you can see in the picture, he is feeding already - straight to bottle. He woke up around 4pm licking his lips and crying a bit. Unfortunately, he couldn't feed right away because the doctors and nurses want to ensure he doesn't need to be intubated again for any reason. If they did need to intubate (that's putting the breathing tube back in his nose), they need to do it on an empty stomach. So, he was not permitted to eat. Instead, his comfort level was increased with other things pumping into him and he slept for awhile longer. But at 6pm, he was not to be denied!

He drained the bottle like a pro. Then napped for about half an hour and woke up crying again. We, alongside the nurses, tried rolling him to his side, burping him, a machine was used to scan his bladder to make sure it wasn't too full and uncomfortable, and so on... turns out, it was much more simple: he was still hungry and promptly drained another bottle. Nice work Teo!

We have just finished dinner for ourselves now and catching up on the blog and headed back to say goodnight to our Teo. We aim for another sound sleep tonight especially since there are rumours that Teo may be moved to the ward tomorrow. Very exciting progress! But there are other responsibilities in the ward. In the ward, we will have a parent cot so one of us may stay with Teo overnight. In the ward, we will be the all-night caregivers - with nurses on the floor, of course, but not as one-on-one care like he receives in ICU. And in the ward, there are regular check-ups regardless of time. So, if we intend to be "sleeping" in the room with Teo, we need to store up some sleep before that day (and night) happens.

It has been a good day. Pray, hope it continues into night. Good night.