Yay being somewhat boring these last couple days. It means that Esther’s body is resting and giving her a chance to heal.
The night she was put on ECMO she responded well to it. They worked on getting levels to where they wanted them. Controlling blood flow, doing a few blood transfusions, running plasma, adjusting medications. All things to help her. But nothing to crazy to stir things up.
These last couple days her blood pressure has been a concern. But they are fixing it and not worried. It’s low and when they give her something for it to help her heart rate drops a little. So now it’s just finding a balance. They are finding a balance with her medication too. She is sedated and they want to find the happy place. Esther worked herself up too much and spikes her heart rate. But it’s better now. There are little scares like that but her dr. is doing a great job keeping things under control.
Noelle hanging out with her new best friend.
The other kids are doing alright. I know they are having a hard time not seeing mom as much, but I’m trying to spend time with them. So prayers for balance and strength.
This recovery for me has been one of the easiest recoveries postpartum. But by the afternoon I’m decently feeling like I am pushing it too hard and am ready for a nice nap. Again just finding balance. It will be easier once we are in the Renucci Hospitality House and I can just walk back and forth to the room to rest but still be close. It seems like they have a longer waiting list to get a room, which we have never experienced with before. We stay there with Ezra appointments and are always able to get a room. It’s frustrating for me but I know God has it handled and we are thankful that we do have some place to stay.