After we got settled in the room, the nurses have been great explaining what we can do to keep Lydia comfortable. The new pediatric tower is beautiful. One of the team brought by a stuffed duck just for Lydia and some Baby Einstein dvd's for us to watch if that will help soothe her. When she becomes more active, they will bring by toys for her to play with....they do think of everything here. We are so lucky to have such great facilities so close to home. There is a Ronald McDonald house on the floor to get free snacks and drinks, we feel so fortunate knowing that we will be able to leave the hospital tomorrow with our Lydia, while other families deal with much greater obstacles with their children.
The drainage has slowed down, but Lydia couldn't get settled down in her bed so Rob and I have been taking turns rocking her. During the surgery she had morphine and once in the room, they moved her to Tylenol with codeine. It should have kicked in about 30-45 minutes after they gave it to her, but she just couldn't get comfortable and kept setting off the monitors because she was crying or moving so much.
The nurse decided to give her morphine again to help with the pain since the Tylenol didn't seem to be helping. Rob came back from lunch and brought me something to eat, so we switched off and the new meds are working a bit, but we know she is still in pain because she is whimpering a lot. :(
So we are just taking it hour by hour, grateful for all the prayers and well wishes we are getting from friends and family.
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