RECOVERY SUCKS!!!

Yesterday about 11:30 am they closed Cooper's little chest. It took about an hour. Then they started weaning him off the meds that were keeping him asleep. It was a slow day. He did not wake up much at all yesterday. The nurses and Terry thought it would be a good idea for us to go home last night and get some sleep because once he awakes we will need to be here. I left but it was very difficult. I called and checked on him often throughout the night. Raelynn was thrilled to see us though. She said she loved and missed us! She is such a sweetie.

This morning we arrived about 7:15 am and by 7:30 am I was in tears. As he is waking up he still has the breathing tube down his throat and therefore he is very uncomfortable. Because of the tube he cannot make any noise but he will grimace and give every other sign that he is crying. It breaks our heart! They have given him one dose of morphine but nothing since then. The plan today is to get him off the breathing machine and to extubate him. It will probably take most of the day but we will be thrilled when it is over. Watching him cry is much worse than hearing him cry. I will be the first parent ever to smile when their baby is screaming!!!