It's a slow day here at DC Children's, made even slower by the fact the cafeteria does not open until 7:30am instead of 7 on the weekends. And trust me, after a night spent either on the couch (think 5 feet long, 24" wide) or in the chair (that works against you every time you shift), Bec and I needed a gallon of coffee-apiece.
It's been a good last few days. Very much routine at this point: meds given, IV lines cleaned, x-rays taken at 6am every morning, fluid/food intake jotted onto dry erase board, chest tubes drained, "muck" measured. Lily is very happy, chatting up a storm with the nurses she likes. She took a particular shine to Craig, a young black nurse who is new here in heart and kidney. The other night they were talking up a storm at 3am as he changed her diaper and took her vitals.
Several of our weekday nurses came to say goodbye to us yesterday-"We might or might not see you on Monday!" So, we're trying not to get our hopes up, but everyone is indicating we are close. When she first came out of surgery, Lily drained over 250cc's of "muck" from her chest cavity over the span of a few hours. Over the last twelve hours, she has only drained 40cc's, so we are very much headed in the right direction. When the tubes dry up, we are out of here.
I will try and get some photos and videos up later. There is no wireless Internet here, so all updates have been off my iPhone and it refuses to let me upload from my Photos.
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