Jack is asleep right now. He has had a pretty exhausting day, with pretty much one discomfort after another. His nurses had to do a lot of tugging and squeezing on his chest tubes, which is not the most pleasant experience but needed to be done to clear some clots. After that he would cry every time that particular nurse came in, "Don't hurt me! Don't hurt me!" So he has definitely needed a lot of reassurance today that Mommy and Daddy are making sure that the nurses aren't doing anything that won't ultimately make him get better, even if it doesn't feel great right now. He ate some pears this afternoon but threw that back up also. So right now we're pretty much just doing little sips of juice or water, and he's been started on some anti-nausea medicine.
Josh and I will be taking turns staying in the room with him tonight so that he's not by himself. Hopefully he will have a much better day tomorrow. Luckily he has the same nurse tonight that he had last night. He seems to trust her to take care of him, which is nice and reassuring for him. Please be praying for both the eating and pottying to improve. It seems that both of these things need to be happening before he will be moving downstairs. Please also pray that he gets some good rest tonight. I think that would do a lot to improve his irritability tomorrow.
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AWWW! Justin and I had No idea about all of this until we saw it on Facebook. Sweet Jack - that breaks my heart - I am praying for him without ceasing! You guys hang in there and get rest! What a sweet, sweet boy! God, please heal his small body and give him relief from the pain - give Mom & Dad rest, nourishment, encouragement and endurance during Jack's healing.
Your sweet Jack. Praying still for him and his tummy. We'll keep praying as he recovers and that all five of you (baby Avery too) can rest and heal.
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