The girls and I are feeling much better after being sick for 3 days. I'm happy Brody did not come home because he can not get sick. I will see him on Monday when my medication has been working for several days and the girls are well too.
Brody will be getting an MRI of his brain this week. He has to be sedated for this test so he stays still. The doctor said he hopes to have him home a couple days after the MRI. We both want to make sure the medication is totally out of his system before he comes home. A Neuro Surgeon will follow Brody since he has a brain bleed. Women's Hospital did not do an MRI on Gracie so I need to look into getting her in front of a Neuro Surgeon too. Brody is struggling to bottle feed. He was on 5 bottles but now on 4 and not finishing those. We aren't sure why he isn't finishing them but I've been trained on tube feeds and actually placed his NG tube a couple weeks ago. My hope is for me to be able to work with him as well as OT when they start coming out to see him.
We missed a ton of appointments on Friday. I hate that but I was far too sick to be out. Meme was going to go with me but it still takes a lot out of me when I'm 100% so I knew I couldn't do it. Now I've got to reschedule all the appointments. Gracie has an Orthopedic appointment on Tuesday with a new Orthopedic Surgeon. I want a second opinion as well as everyone close to us. Madi continues to do well. She is talking a lot now and smiling and laughing. It is so awesome!
Hope everyone is doing great. I'm very ready for Ricky to be home. We are half way there! He said it was 14 degrees today and it has been snowing. I wish we were there. Monday will be a BIG day for him.
Krista
