Big belly or not a big belly? That is the question...

Is the belly big or not? Uggh that is the true question. I guess it depends on who is measuring, and if Patrick is squishing it out or not. We had a quick visit tonight. It was totally my fault. My body is going haywire right now. Between the delivery, and two surgeries, not pumping around the clock...well lets just say my body and hormones don't know what is happening, and I am paying for it. I will be seeing a doctor tomorrow. Let's just say, Patrick and I are are having a rough week.  Enough about me, lets get into it.
Patrick
When we called this morning we talked to his nurse who said he was having a an decent day. He did get platelets. His blood work was just on the borderline of dropping in some areas, so they decided that since he is so sick, they would give it to him now, instead of waiting for his values to drop.  The surgeon did not make it again today, but they said that is not unlike them on the weekends. They were quick to tell us that if the doctor thought it was an emergency and they needs to be there, that they would and fast. I guess that is good. They will be there tomorrow though, and they will make a decision on his drain. As of today his day nurse said that his belly looked big, but then said that about an hour later it looked less swollen. His night nurse said that as of last night he had a harder abdomen, but as of today it felt softer, which is good. The x-ray did also said that the dilatation looked a little better. No free air, just gassy on the x-ray. The chest looks good still. His O2 has been lowered also. We didn't get to do hands on tonight. He flooded his bed with pee so they had to change him. No biggie, we will try to get him tomorrow. They give Lasix after each transfusion, so they pee a lot after. He looked very red today, and they say that happens after the transfusions. We did get to hold his hand a little and rub his head, so at least we had that tonight.

                                                                     Mommy and daddy love

                                                                      He loves his hands in the air.

Brady is doing well. As always, I sat that knocking on wood. They started him on 1 ml of food every three hours last night. He is handling it well so they have started him on the CRI. So, he is getting food at .5 ml /hr.  They said this will help a lot, and he will gain weight too. I literally only got to take pics of him today and then say goodnight,  since I felt like crap. I felt so bad not being able to hang out with him. I miss them when I leave so much. Since they have their own blankets now, we get to do their wash.  We let Steiner sniff all the blankets when we get home so he gets used to their smell. He wags his tail the whole time, so I am hoping the transition will go well. I am not going to lie, I smelled the blankets too, and they do smell just like them. I may or may not have teared up when I smelled the blanket. I really do miss them. If the three of us could just be healthy for like, 5 minutes, we could all hang out.

                                                                              He does the same pose as Patrick

                                                                         He loves his arm behind his head.

Alright all. I know I say it every night, but let's hope the surgeon gets there tomorrow. We are on pins and needles waiting for them!
Night!
Em and Craig