Let's Get Up

Yesterday was such a roller coaster of things for Nathan.  He was taken off the pacer yesterday morning however his heart rate was still low and he was still in heart block.  He had a hard time waking  up and being verbal, not really any smiles either.

We were trying to get Nathan to eat something yesterday but he kept refusing.  By the afternoon we figured out why; Nathan started throwing up.  He then began to run a fever but nothing serious.  He was put back on the IV due to lack of drinking fluids once he became ill.

By early evening he wasn't really doing any better heart wise but was becoming more alert each time he awoke.  I had spoke with Debra earlier yesterday expressing that he was not really staying awake or being happy at all and suggested a visit from his Uncle Scott.  Later that day the Morton's visited and brought Jeremy Jr along too!

Jeremy Jr was so excited to see Nathan.  He was very emotional and didn't know how to responded to seeing Nathan like that.  He did very well!  It didn't help that Nathan was having dry heaves.

We had dinner with Jeremy Jr and the Morton's and then they had a time of visiting with Nathan.  Of course mom's hunch was correct; Nathan was the most awake the most verbal and the most happy we had seen him since he got here all because of Uncle Scott.  Too bad uncle Scott went back to work this week or I would make him stay here (Debra might not like that but you gotta do what you gotta do, haha).  Laughing at Uncle Scott tired Nathan out, but oh what a good tired it was.  He fell right to sleep for a while.

When he woke up we Skyped Grandpa Todd who is in Seattle for business.  Nathan wasn't much for talking but Todd and I were able to speak face to face and at the very least Grandpa could just look at his little buddy.

Nathan's heart started going crazy overnight.  It was a good crazy though.  The heart is still in heart block but has been flipping to sinus rhythm trying to fix itself.  The flipping back and forth has increased in frequency all during the night!  His heart rate is still down but it looks like it's trying to work on its own.  Keep Praying!!!!!

This morning Nathan is quite alert, not so chatty but that's ok, he's a little upset with me for leaving him to go sleep.  He gets a chest x-ray every morning and it showed some tiny spots on his lungs that have collapsed but the nurse said it was nothing to write home about.  I find it funny that I am doing just that though! haha!  The goal then today is to see if we can't get his arterial line out so he can get up and walking around and maybe visit the play room to get his lungs moving and working better.  Of course the other goal, which we can help with, is to get his heart in sinus rhythm with increased heart rate and also see if we can get some more fluids in and possibly get him eating.

I will keep you updated as the day goes on and as much as I can!

Thank you all for your prayers!!!!!!!!!