We call her Baby Burrito when the nurse has her all swaddled up. She likes being bundled and being held and is learning to take her pacifier. They ended up not doing the swallow study today because she still has a weak sucking mechanism, and because she'll be in the OR tomorrow and most likely be on a breathing tube for a bit, it'll be better to wait until after that. So I'm not sure when we'll start trying to feed her. We spoke with the plastic surgeon today. They'll take the wound vac off tomorrow and see what her neck looks like. They'll either replace the wound vac for a bit longer, try to stitch it together, or do one of two kinds of skin grafts. Obviously we're praying that the third option will not be necessary.
The weather has been nice the last few days, and Aaron and I have enjoyed walking the 4 blocks to and from the house and the hospital. In other news, I don't recommend trying to eat a gyro while walking. Otherwise you look down after a few minutes to find that you have cucumber sauce that's dripped all down your front of your shirt and pants. Just something I heard somewhere that I thought I'd pass along. :)
Also, the plastic on the side of her face is from the wound vac - they "taped" her up to have a good seal on the bandage.
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What a cutie Payton is! Praying that all will go well with the wound on her neck today, and that her swallowing mechanism will strengthen. Just a thought - it's a softball game tonight, and I'm looking forward to cheering on the team with Heather and Payton later in the season, like Heather said we would!
Love you all!
Karen (and Brian) Johnston
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