"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future".
Jeremiah 29:11

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Austin Recap

Thursday was shaping up to be a great day. We played in the pool, and overall had a great morning.











This is a picture of her leg from the lovenox injections. Both of her thighs look like this :/











But Back to Thursday- Ro went down for a nap around noon and it felt like eternity before she woke up at 3:30 pm. Even then, she still acted tired. How quickly things can change!
About that time she threw up.
I called Houston because of Ro's immune suppression she may not get a fever or show other kinds of symptoms if she is sick, but while I was on the phone, she threw up again. Their advice was to go to the ER at Dell Children's.

Two more throw ups in the car and we were there.

They immediately put Rowan in a room and began assessing her.

Of course we had just taken out that dang Picc line...
The vascular access team came with an ultrasound machine to start an IV, but they were unsuccessful after two attempts. We ended up going to the OR holding room and an anesthesiologist started a very small one in her foot after two tries as well.

Thank goodness the ER nurses didn't "try their luck" beforehand- Rowan just has terrible veins that have only gotten worse from all of the poking her whole life.

She was admitted on the 4th floor for a urinary tract infection.
It is common for baby girls to get uti's, but Rowan has never had one before. Most likely all of her immune suppressants (steroids, prograf, and rituximab) and a gross diaper just combined for a bad outcome.

Chance was able to stay up with her all night because he was supposed to go to work when all the commotion started.
I stayed at a hotel across the street because I was just mentally and physically exhausted from all of this back and forth for hospital visits.

Friday was somewhat frustrating only because Rowan felt so well already. Chance and I were ready to take her home, but due to her extensive history, the drs were uncomfortable letting us go home so soon.

I begged, I pleaded. But in the end, staying overnight again wasn't that bad. They left a blood pressure machine in our room, so we just took rowan's vital signs when she woke up... Thank you for no interruptions Dell!

She had to have labs drawn twice. But the vascular access team came again and used the ultrasound machine with success this time.

Of course, the rinky dink IV in her foot didn't hold up to rowan's activity level. She was practically walking all over in the crib (with the assistance of the side rails).

So last night she had to receive her antibiotic as an intra-muscular shot :( instead of just through her IV.

Rowan has been so brave- she did well throughout all of the poking and shots.





Today was actually amazing. We have never had an "easy" discharge from the hospital due to one thing or another, but today was just shocking. We were in the car, pulling out of the parking lot at 10:45!!!





And thank you so much to GiGi for cleaning the vomit carseat and playing babysitter. The car actually smelled heavenly when we got in.

Rowan slept the entire way home- just a perfect coincidence with her morning nap!





When we got home:






Food celebration! Although she looks kinda grumpy in this picture... She was so happy- I promise!

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
16 That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. 17 For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! 18 So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.


Thank you to our wonderful family and friends for supporting us. We continue to be blessed and amazed with our precious baby angel Rowan.

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