It’s been a long week between colds, ear infections and Simon back on oxygen. As our long weekend has progressed, today has become a day devoted to good food and much relaxation.
I put Simon to bed last night on his Tucker Sling. He’s been sleeping on his back to help with some of the congestion issues, but since they started to clear up a bit last night following a miserable nose bleed, I put him on his stomach. Throughout the night I woke to check his oxygen saturation levels and was pleased to see that at 1/32 L he was maintaining 95%! Where his saturation levels sit at night is a good indicator of where he’ll be the next day and if he’ll be able to spend time off oxygen.
This morning he got up, took a bottle and quickly went back to sleep for his morning nap. When he woke, we put him in his high chair and filled the tray with various foods and let him play and eat all at the same time. He kept pulling at his oxygen, so I took it off and let him have fun. I grabbed his pulse ox and checked on him while he was without his cannula and found him sitting between 92 and 95%.
When Simon was ready to come out and play, he seemed to thoroughly enjoy being free to meander around without any limitations. When he began screaming “NI NI” I made him a bottle and tucked him in – with oxygen. He doesn’t maintain his saturation levels well enough to go without while sleeping yet, but today was definitely a great day for freedom.
The rest of us are playing. Jaden is running around with friends outside, Rob is playing music and I’ve been playing with words. What a fabulous way to round off this Labor Day Weekend!
I just love reading your blogs, you are such an awesome writer. Simon looks adorable in the glasses, and I almost didnt recognize Jaden with his hair lol, last time I seen him he was bald.
Thanks Amber!! Jaden has grown up more than I’d like this year. He made the choice to grow his hair out. 😦 My baby isn’t much of a baby any more! Thanks for the compliment about Simon. I love how he looks in them too, but wish I could find a way for him to keep them ON other than socks – which help for a short while.