Weekend in Chicago

We survived the weekend in Chicago with Evan post surgery. Saturday night he did REALLY well, slept about 13 hours without needing to eat or take pain meds! We were shocked!! We decided to have him sleep with us vice his pack-and-play as we wanted to make him feel more comfortable. It is so hard to not know what these little ones are thinking. Anyway, he didn’t seem cranky until Sunday and Monday. He hasn’t slept very well since Saturday but the nurses said that is normal. He cries but isn’t fully awake, so who knows. Maybe he is having nightmares, which I have heard is a side effect of anesthesia, despite our anesthesiologist saying that wasn’t the case. He is DEFINITELY teething as well, sooo much more slobber and he seems crankier, so maybe the perfect storm.

We took Evan to the Chicago Aquarium today. I think he loved it but Jeff said he seemed more interested in the lights above than the creatures in the water. There was a jellyfish exhibit running and I figured the bright lights would have him in awe. We also saw Beluga whales but Evan seemed to be most interested in the sharks.

Not sure what else we will do this week. Our original plan was to get his first fill Friday, as well as his drain out, and head home Saturday. The nurses called today and said if his drain is looking empty by Thursday morning, we could come in then. They can take it out and do the fill then…and we could possibly be on the road home Thursday late morning. That would be awesome. We plan on stopping by Jeff’s grandma’s gravesite in PA and could use the extra time. However, Evan has a bit of a runny nose, which based on prior conversations, could DELAY the expansion. Jeff and I are hoping by Thurs/Fri this cold passes and we stick to our plans. Fingers crossed!!





















Fish with forehead expanders!