Around shift change this morning the day shift nurse walked into our hospital room and came over to the bed where Sweet Pea and I were siting. I had just done Sweet Pea’s 8am feed and had not yet put my contacts in for the day.

Without contacts, I may as well be blind. I seriously can hardly see 5 feet in front of me without my contacts in.

So the new nurse is standing there right in front of me and it took me a minute because I couldn’t clearly see her but …

… Sweet Pea’s nurse today is a friend of mine!!!!

It’s amazing how God sends little surprises like this. It was just what I needed to be able to get through another day of sitting at the hospital.

His mercies are new every morning!

This picture doesn’t mean we are headed home right now, but it is looking very likely that we will be headed home later tonight!!

The cultures are still showing no bacteria growing, with 8 more hours to go to complete the 48 hours.

I asked if this far into the 48 hours we can pretty much assume no bacteria is in her blood, and they told me it’s looking like it was just a contaniment from her blood draw on Friday night but they can’t be certain until the 48 hours is complete.

I have high hopes of being HOME tonight!

Poor Sweet Pea is definitely dealing with some type of reflux, rather from withdrawals or actual “reflux”, I don’t know.

All I know is several times a day, Sweet Pea is very uncomfortable, restless, and obviously in pain from gas bubbles in her tummy. She spits up small amounts from her mouth and nose at least once a day. After she has spit up and it has come through her nose, you can hear the gurgly sounds from formula that is still in her airways.

Saturday Sweet Pea was fussy basically all day until around 4pm. I had decided Monday I was calling the pedi to talk about reflux and what can be done to make her more comfortable after feeds.

Then all the hospital drama started Saturday night and since I am sitting here in a hospital all day today I figured I might as well ask about the reflux here.

My goal is to get either a doctor here at the hospital or Sweet Pea’s pedi to put Sweet Pea on a reflux med to see if the med makes any difference for her.

Please pray that we will be able to leave the hospital tonight and that I would be able to get somewhere today concerning getting Sweet Pea on a reflux med.

Thank you SO MUCH for all the prayer support during all this!!!!

- Elaine