Today we got to change rooms. Although we weren't thrilled about moving to a new room and transitioning care to a new nursing team so early in the morning, it's actually a good thing. Hannah is getting better and we're one step closer to getting home.
Hannah was much more awake today. She even cracked a smile one or two times. Her day was filled of watching Mickey and Dora on repeat and eating broccoli with apple juice, milk (pronounced nilp), or water. Hannah also took a little walk today (more on that below) and got a bath in bed. We're happy to see her little personality starting to return.
The big event of the day was the 20+ minute temper tantrum she threw around 3PM. Basically, she woke up from a nap and starting screaming inconsolably. The next thing we knew, the heart monitor was beeping like crazy and her heart rate was up to 180 bpm. She was thrashing around like crazy and it took both parents to keep her from hitting her head on the bed rails. Thinking she was in pain, the nurse went and got an order of pain meds. By the time she got back, however, Hannah had ripped out her I.V. Lovely ....
The team decided Hannah had to go to the "procedure room" to place a new I.V. Miraculously, as we walked the 40ft to the procedure room, she stopped crying. Turns out she wasn't in pain after all. She just wanted to go for a walk. No matter, she still had to go through the "procedure" and get a new IV. This involved 3 grown adults pinning down a 3 yr old while a nurse carefully stuck a new needle in Hannah's hand. We are thankful that they got the IV in on the first try. Praise God! She is such a hard stick!
Special thanks to all of our visitors today (Jim and Christine Ommen, Grandma Tammy, Nathan, Micah, and Claire) and the nursing staff on Floor 6! Doctors say we will be here at least another couple of days as they start to wean off the steroid that Hannah is taking to keep her swelling down.
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