Sunday Morning (06-14)

Kade had another good night. They had to give him a little maintenance fluid early this morning to get his blood pressure and pulse back into line. He almost made it 24 hours without one. His little body is trying hard to balance itself as they are slowly drawing back on his meds. The nurses call it dancing. When they draw back on one they sometimes have to readjust or give more of another to get him where he needs to be. He keeps the staff busy and on their toes, but they always have time to softly caress his hair and talk to him. For now his dance card is full but we pray that soon he will give these great ladies a break.

Allison and I have decided that we will now start giving our blood to the blood bank on a regular schedule. No excuses just planned dates. We would like to thank anyone that has given blood in the past. It is such a small but amazing gift to give. And a huge thank you to all the O positive folks that give. Kade has needed blood, plasma, and platelets fairly often.

We have tried to create a loving atmosphere in his PICU room. We are in the process of putting up the wonderful posters, and have put lots of pictures on the wall. Everyone loves to see the little guy as he was before this. Each nurse and doctor seem to have a favorite picture of him and we love that they can connect and tell story's about their children as well. Each night the nurse will write a little note from Kade for us, letting us know how he's doing and what changes were made. It's so cute.

For now things are good and boring and again.

Gods blessing to all!