Ignoring the tubes and wires...

So, we are now in the ward. Ryan is back at RMH with Ady soon to be enjoying some Thanksgiving turkey prepared by volunteers for the house. They'll pack up some for me and bring it back to the hospital. On the ward, Ryan and I will be taking shifts since we want lots of care and the nurses have more patients and much less attentive care. Of course, that means Teo is still doing well. It also means one of us will be in the cot beside Teo for the night. While Teo is still taking the bottle, Ryan gets first shift and "boys night" - probably watching football. And the girls get to have a sleepover - probably watching Tangled. Above is a picture of our hospital accomodations.
Just a note on the last post: Ady is smiling with Eskimos coach Kavis Reed (that's CFL (football) for the uninitiated). He was unimpressed that we were Calgary fans but he still smiled a lot and even helped Ady paint a pumpkin (she painted over his EE ears though).
I also noticed later that we're sending pictures with lots of tubes still hanging off Teo which may still be shocking to you. Funny how it becomes normal very quickly. Even holding him gets easier, even with everything going on, as you just get used to ignoring anything that isn't Teo. So, I've included a sleeping Teo that shows only the tube to his stomach via his nose - and note the oxygen tubing is gone! Its hard to know what's gone and what remains, I'm sure, from where you sit to view these.
If you're interested, keep reading - here's the list of what remains:
Teo has two tubes still draining fluid from around the heart - those are attached to the gross bulbs filled with red. He has a feeding tube for medicine and milk in his nose and down to his tummy. He should have an IV for fluids somewhere but has kicked them out of each foot. They may have to resort to putting one in his head again - that won't make for good pictures! He has pacemaker wires still in but not attached to a pacemaker. He has wires on his body but only on the surface - monitoring; he has a toe ring monitoring his oxygen intake. Last, he has bandages covering his incision and other poke holes from before. But truly - this is progress! That and the fact that we barely see them anymore!
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