Sunday, June 15th - Father's Day

First of all, Kinley would like to wish her daddy a very happy Father's Day. In addition to the hammock stand that she got her dad, Kinley also gave him a fairly uneventful day as a Father's Day gift. She is so thoughtful!!

Kevin and I arrived a little later than normal today, around 11:00 am. When we arrived Phyllis and Carla gave us the routine update from the night before. Apparently Kinley actually slept last night and really threw Carrie and Kathy (the night nurses) off. Up until now Kinley has had her days and nights mixed up, so when she actually slept during the night it was a little out of the ordinary for her.

This morning was also pretty uneventful. Kinley's oxygen challenge was 120, which was down a little from yesterday and her urine was 4.8, which was also a little down from yesterday, but still in the normal range. She did require a dose of morphine and versed right at the morning shift change, but nothing the rest of the day shift.

Rounds were at 2:00 pm today for Kinley and basically the plan is the same as yesterday. No changes to speak of at the moment. The real test will be tomorrow when she is re-evaluated for surgery and possibly coming off of ECMO. Hopefully Kinley got enough rest over the weekend and we can report a good evaluation tomorrow.

Since Kinley was telling us that she was ok by having an uneventful day, Kevin and I felt comfortable going out to dinner with his family to celebrate Father's Day. Once again, Kinley is so thoughtful of her daddy on Father's Day. What a sweetheart!!

After dinner and the shift change, Kevin and I returned to Kinley's baby station to find Connie and Angel looking after our daughter. Neither Connie or Angel have taken care of Kinley before, so they are in for a treat tonight. Angel let us know that Kinley did not really tolerate her last breathing treatment and they had to give her an extra dose of morphine and versed to help calm her down. It could have also been the fact that the breathing treatment happened to take place the same time as shift change. All that extra commotion at the same time as the breathing treatment could have been another reason Kinley did not tolerate the treatment as well as normal. After a little time Kinley calmed down and is resting comfortably now with her daddy looking over her.