A strange series of events made our stay a little more difficult, but shorter. So, shorter is better... it's kinda the same thing you think about when you really, really have to go to the bathroom, and you're only about 20 miles from home, but you're passing a rest area... 'man, if I just deal with this pain right now and suffer, I'll be home sooner!'. Kinda...
So, on Monday morning, one of the nurses was looking at Hannah's hand and she didn't like the way the IV was making her hand curl... so she got another nurse to help while they re-taped the IV so that her hand wouldn't be in pain. Well, did I mention Hannah can bench press a truck? They couldn't hold her once the tape was off... so the IV pulled out. Have you ever seen someone trying to find a new born baby's veins to thread an IV? I have ... six times now, but I've never seen one performed successfully... poor Hannah, but daddy was there and she was calm for most of it... we discovered that she has thick skin, which will come in handy in the future...
So, once they discovered that they couldn't get the arm or leg they decided that they would try her head... I didn't object, but suggested that it didn't happen. Some say that I can be intimidating, but I did say please. ;-)
While we waited for them to figure out what needed to be done, we enjoyed Hannah for the first time without a wire hooked to her hands... she was using the IV lead kinda like a bolo (I think) where you sling this thing on a string in circles and take out your aggressor?! I think that's right.. Nip let me know... they are in those Karate movies we watch... that was nice... and she didn't hit herself either!
Then we got the news... we have decided not to put an IV back in Hannah, but will finish the necessary antibiotics via shots instead. Ok, sounds GREAT... there will be 3 series of shots with 3, 2 and 3 shots respectively. So 8 shots. Ouch! The final round will be given on Tues. around 11am and then they will want to monitor her for 24hrs and then discharge her. WOW! That's a day earlier than we expected to leave... That's great!
Well then Monday passed and Tuesday arrived... we discovered Hannah has a great vocal range during the first and second round of shots... the kinda stuff that makes your hair stand up on your neck... On Tuesday, when the Nurse Practitioner arrived, she mentioned something about the last series being around 2pm and then maybe we can be discharged.. Huh? 2pm is later, but discharged today? Ok... I didn't say anything to Kim at first because it was a maybe... and sometimes it's better not to get someone anxious, but I finally mentioned it to her when a nurse was talking about the next series being pushed back to 2pm.
And it happened... The last opera performance occurred between 1:30-2pm Tues. and then we began being discharged... The docs thought her progress was impeccable... clear xrays of the chest... this time I heard the word C L E A R...
Preparing for the journey...
I had noticed over the week that 'things' kept accumulating in our room... I shoved and pushed and crushed many bags to keep things out of the way, but it was overtaking us sure as can be. A few days back, I went to the house and cleaned up and changed some clothes out and while I was there, I grabbed a moving truck on wheels... our biggest piece of luggage... I told Kim and she thought aloud, why?, I have plenty of room in my suitcase still... Ha. I said, OK and brought it anyway... left it in the truck just "in case"...
"In case" occurred and I wish I had a picture... it was something like when Bill and Hillary left the white house... Anyway, there were several nurses that picked on us on the way out, but it was endurable... I was thankful that I had the big suitcase...
We stopped by Grandma and Grandpa Bowers' house on the way home so that they could visit with Hannah. Grandpa has been laid up in bed after foot surgery, so this was their first meeting. Hannah enjoyed laying on Grandpa's bed and trying to figure him out...
Hannah is enjoying her new home and had a tough night the first night home, but night number 2 was much better... daddy was bound and determined that the little rascal would stay awake more during the day time... and she did... we all slept very well through the night!!!
So, for now, that brings you more or less up to date...
