Another Day in Paradise

JUNE 12, 2013

 Sorry about the belated blogging everyone, I was celebrating Sam and I's two year anniversary on Monday, and we are working on fixing the A/C.  Jasmine (our puppy) was kind enough a few months ago to chew through the wiring outside. So it's been us trying to fix it yesterday... if any of you know how to do that stuff...let me know-you'll be my hero.  We have spliced the wiring, replaced the old, dead thermostat and right now it's still not working.

But onto the real reason you are reading my blog. Brady. He is doing well, they are slowly trying to wean him off of his ventilator but Brady isn't liking that so much. He sort of freaks out, so that will be a little bit of a process. They started him on a new medication that will help his lungs to open up easier so that it requires less pressure to sit and push the air into his lungs from the vent.  He also had another abdominal ultrasound done. It's still showing the little mass from last week (the one we don't know what it is, could be an abscess, or some bruising, etc) but it's showing that it's basically the same and just a smidge (or I guess slightly) smaller. That's as much as I know right now on his mass. I should know more once rounds are done on him later today.

I'm visiting my little boy at the hospital today. Didn't even realize that it's Wednesday, and so there is that parent thing today. Is it wrong that I think I'll go for the free lunch?  Yup, that's right, I enjoyed the food last time. Hopefully it won't be as awkward, if it is, I'll just not attempt the parent hour thing again.  Yes, I'm strange enough to think that.

I've been thinking on Bradley a lot this week and I went to visit him at his grave earlier this week.  It's crazy but that feeling that I get at Brady's bedside like someone is there was at the grave site. :) I think it's Bradley's way for letting his mom know that he hasn't forgotten me, and that he's looking after his little brother. He's definitely looking after us as an angel.  I keep thinking on how we've been blessed to have two sweet, special little boys.  We will just have to see how everything goes, but if it stays good, I will be excited that we only have 3 more months in the hospital. Possibly longer, and possibly shorter. Blessings have helped our little family so much, I can't express my gratitude enough to everyone who has helped to see us into the better times ahead. :) Thank you.