We had another great day. Kade is now down to 26lbs. He keeps getting closer to the normal weight of 21lbs. Allison and I are so sure that he has gotten taller over this whole process. He just seems so big. Surgery stopped by today to change the dressing. They said it looks like things are processing nicely. Allison was able to assist in giving him a bath today she had a lot of fun helping. Kade is still running a bit of a fever but nothing has shown up as an issue on any of the tests yet.
He scared the daylights out of daddy last night when he somehow manage to take off the stoma bag on his own. I ran like the wind to find the first nurse I could. Of course the nurse got a good laugh out of such a worried father and she assured me that he was fine and the problem was easily fixable. From that point forward Kade is now swaddled with an extra blanket around his arms and tightly tucked in underneath him. I'm pretty sure my little Houdini will find a way around it, but for now it seems to work great to keep him safe and me from having a heart attack.
We were able to share a very touching moment today when one of the nurses asked if we would like to hold Kade, Surgery gave the green light this morning to do so. The nurses had to get approval from the Doctor on staff as well. After guidelines were set from him we started the process. It took a while for the nurses to get Kade ready and move all the lines and equipment within easy reach from one side of his crib. Three nurses in total helped to place him gently into mommy's loving arms. We both wept tears of joy to see our Mr Kade back where he belongs. He opened his eyes a little more while mommy was holding him and seemed to have a more secure and calming feeling about him. We were on cloud nine and knew that the Lord had given us a great gift today.
Hanna was invited to take a special tour of the ER while we were getting Kade in mommy's arms. She was so excited to see Kade in a normal spot and smiled ear to ear when she saw his eyes open.
Thanks to all the Nurses and Doctors had helped to make that moment possible today.
God Bless!
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