Day 2 begins

Well the first night is behind us. We finally got into a room in the ICu around 430 yesterday. Collin's pain level is being managed here with Tylenol/kodene and morphine. He has been eating 2-4 oz of formula every couple of hours...sometimes it soothes him to eat when he's not ready for more pain meds. We had a great nurse Josie when we got here yesterday and Natalie took over last night. We will have Natalie again tonight. She has been great. Unfortunately we didnt get a sleep room last night so we switched shifts between Collins room and the family lounge that has chairs to pull out into beds. I think we both feel like we got a little over 5 hours sleep which is more than I've had the last few nights, so not bad! Collin did have fever throughout the night which they say is typical. Around 5 this morning he seemed to be very agitated and in a lot of pain. The nurse told me this is probably the peak of his pain level. Good to hear that it will get better but it is still heartbreaking to know he's in so much pain. Btw, I realize I am all over the place with this post but I'm trying to include everything as I remember it. The doctors came in around 630 this morning and tool off the big bandage covering his head. Now we see a big bald head with an incision ear to ear. He actually calmed down tremendously after the bandage was removed. His heart rate dropped by 10 or so points which was a good thing. It should be easier to regulate his temp without his head buried under 5 lbs of gauze. The swelling is bad right now. That is the hardest part to see. His eyes are swollen shut, will probably stay that way for a day or two. He definitely doesn't look like my Collin right now. They say the swelling hasn't reached its peak yet, that should come later today. Then it will begin to decrease and his eyes will open again. He really seems to respond well to Matt or me being close to him, rubbing his leg, holding his hand and singing to him when he is upset. I guess all those other senses kick in when the sight is gone. We've been told the first 30 hours in ICU for these surgeries is the worst, so please continue to pray for our little man throughout the day today. Pray that he will continue to be able to be comforted and that the doctors and nusrses will be able to keep his pain under control. More later...