When I said I’d post later this evening I didn’t think it would be a few minutes past midnight, but I suppose better late than never.
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| Ryan this morning waiting to be extubated |
Ryan was taken off the ventilator about 1:30 p.m. and is still going strong. His vitals are super-duper with o2 sats in the high 70s and low 80s pretty consistently. He’s still loopy as they wean him off anti-anxiety and sedations meds that replaced the heavy sedation meds he was on for the vent. This is how he looked at me the entire time I was playing peek-a-boo with him this afternoon. He finally gave me a fake smile then went back to staring at me like I’m an idiot.
His vocal chords are swollen from the vent so he sounds like a young Darth Vader. It’s incredibly endearing. Probably the cutest thing today was when I was asking him what he wanted. He growled a word over and over, and for the life of me, I couldn’t understand it. Finally he brought both his splinted hands to his cheeks and signed the word “kitty.” I reached for his new stuffed dog and said, “Kitty?” He nodded really big and grabbed for it. I mentioned the drugs, right?
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| Ryan this afternoon off the vent |
The biggest issue is still H2O. We’re letting him drink about an ounce at a time. It’s proving to be inadequate. The boy is insatiable. Hopefully we’ll be able to let him eat tomorrow.
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| Ryan eating his splint (to keep him from his IVs) thinking it’s a straw |
(c) 2016 Leighann Marquiss
Comments (13)
So glad your precious sweet boy is doing so much better. Thinking of you all the time and saying prayer for you and your family.
Yeah, yeah yeah!! way to bo Mister Ryan.
Thanks be to God, the Great Healer and Giver of life!
So glad he’s doing better!!! LOL at the “kitty”!
Hooray! Continuing to pray for Ryan’s recovery!
-Brent and Julie
aww poor boy. He’s so cute. Still praying.
Glad to hear things are improving! Can’t wait to see that gorgeous smile on his face again!! 🙂
I’m so glad he’s doing better. I’ll keep praying for him, you, and your whole family.
I’m so glad he’s doing better! Been praying & will continue to pray for you all!
-Katie
McKenna (my four year old) and I just sat here and looked at pictures of Ryan and prayed for him. She also wanted to pray for Ryan’s sisters, so we did that too.
Adorable Ryan …as always. So wonderful to hear he’s getting better …one day at a time.
so glad for the improvement – i hope he’s continuing to gain strength, and that you get to see your girls soon! 🙂 ~liz
So thankful to hear of his improvements!! Cont to pray for little Ryan, and his sisters as well as mom and dad 🙂
The Seavey family