Day 184 - Transferring to the PICU 🌉 🚂 😰
Friday, July 2nd, 2021
James had a great night and slept really well! Woke up to a sweet love note left in James' crib for him by our favorite night shift RT! So sweet! 🤗
The morning started by finding out that our RN that would handle the transfer to the PICU today was a nurse that had James his very first week. (See photo below) She was perfect for our last day in the NICU! Lots of hugs with all of our favorite people and unfortunately missed a few who were not working today or yesterday. You know who you are! 😥
The transfer started around 11:00 a.m. and we finally got settled in around 4:00 p.m. in the PICU. Dad came with us this time and pushed our cart full of our belongings. James was able to sit in his open crib the whole way there! Previously he was put either in a transporter or in an isolette both with tops on them. We brought extra oxygen tanks with us, the ventilator, the pulse ox machine, his feeding pump, etc... It's a lot of stuff and it really gives you an idea about what life will be like once we are discharged. There are a ton of things that go with James at all times. All of this attaching to a stroller! 🤯 To and from his doctor's appointments and therapy appointments, getting in and out of the car, it's a lot. The main reason that James will not be upstairs in his nursery. More on the stroller situation later!
Mom and Dad gave James a tub bath and then did Trach Ties. It was interesting finding out that the sinks only produce cold water in the room due to the rooms being used for Baker acted kids and their safety. Needed to get hot water from elsewhere for his bath. On a side note we found out that there is actually a shower down the hall that is open to the public as well as a washer and dryer. We were not aware of this before! The only downside of this besides that this being a shared shower is that you have to be escorted by an RN because it's on the other side of the ICU. So we're going to really have to want to do laundry and/or shower.
We don't want to make any comments yet on our experience today in the PICU without at least giving them 24 hours. They're still getting to know him.
Our biggest worry is James being over medicated. Both with diuretics and sedation. Hopefully Mom and Dad will have a say in this. We will see!
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| Biggest bed ever! |
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| Waiting in the hall before we were allowed into the PICU. |
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