Unwrapped

The plastics team (including Dr. Van Aalst) visited Amelia this morning and removed her head wrap. Her incision looks like a wavy train track that goes on the top of her head from one ear to the other. She had a pretty good night, nursed well a few times and was only needing Tylenol. She even started doing some of her normal "Amelia" things like sucking her thumb, and with the swelling starting to go down just a bit, she looks slightly more like herself. Dr. Van Aalst said she might possibly be able to go home tomorrow, but I definitely don't want to rush it. He said we should start to see marked differences in the swelling in half day incriments today and tomorrow.

On the down side, her tummy has been very bloated which they are saying is caused by a build up of gas (most likely due to the antibiotics) and this morning she has some nasal congestion which makes it hard for her to nurse or suck her thumb or paci. She was pretty upset either about that or maybe still in some pain so we gave her some Oxycodone this morning. She finally settled down a few minutes ago.

Prayer requests for Amelia today:
-For the congestion to clear so she can breathe, eat and be comforted
-For her gas to subside and her tummy to feel better
-For appropriate pain meds (not too much, not too little)
-For the swelling to subside everywhere and her eyes to open!
-For God to continue healing her in every way from this ordeal

Thank you all for your continued prayers for Amelia. We are so touched by your love for her and your encouragement.