Hey, Mom. How are you? I’m sitting here trying to distract myself with YouTube, and I thought I would reach out to you. Ramsey is currently in recovery for her second (unexpected) surgery for this hospital stay. A few days ago, the doctor informed us that since she didn’t want to drink much and her sodium level was t stabilizing without fluids, our option for getting out of here was to have a g-tube inserted into her belly so we could give her fluids to make up the difference. She needs about 72 oz per day to maintain safe sodium levels. When I’m tracking, it’s hard for me to get that much in a day. We knew it would be an impossible expectation for her to drink that much once we leave.
Cliff was devastated. He had to disappear for the rest of that day. I guess I’m still in fight mode. Whatever I need to do to keep my baby healthy. I think the night we found out, I took a late night trip to the 6th floor to think. The side effect of being in the hospital so much is knowing where to find the best waiting room views. Here’s a picture of the view from the 6th floor solarium in the daytime.
We’ve been here for almost 2 weeks. I spend most of the day on my phone. I’m bored, but I’m always trying to look up new things that come to mind (like a Christmas gift for Jade, a new recipe to try when I’m back home, specs on a new little rolling backyard home for Roo, etc.). Here’s one thing I’ve done to try to pass the time.
I also finally asked for paper to do some pencil drawings. I keep colored pencils in my purse for my journaling needs, but I’m trying my hand at some light sketching.
Otherwise, I’m just here, wishing I wasn’t, wishing she didn’t have to go through this, wishing I was working, wishing I was preparing for back to school. Anything but here.
Hey, Mom! How are you? 