What else do I need to say for today? Greyson received his first bath today. When we came in Greyson’s nurse told us it was time to switch out his bedding, and that she was thinking about giving him a bath. So that’s what we did. Boy did he need it! 11 weeks without a bath can start to lead to one stinky kid! There is only so much cleaning you can do with a wipe with water on it. He cried a little when he first got put in the water but settled in really quick and we think he really liked it. The blue hose you see in the picture is to give him “blow by” which is where they crank up extra oxygen and aim it right at his nose so the extra oxygen can blow by it allowing him to breath it in and keep his stats up. He tolerated the whole thing really well, although it really seemed to wear him out. He slept the whole rest of the time we were there!
His gas was still OK last night. His c02 is mid 60’s. It could be a bit better but he is definately holding his own. The plan right now is to try him on the Nasal Canula for a few hours tonight and see how he does. I’ll let you know what happens.
OK if you don’t like poop stories stop reading now!
So at 4pm Stacy and I were changing Greyson’s diaper. When we got down to his diaper (he was wearing like 2 layers of clothing) Stacy said, “oh that’s not good. Looks like he really went!”. So we made the necessary modifications to our diaper changing plan and were proceeding nicely. Stacy had him all cleaned up and we were almost ready to put the new diaper down and get him strapped into it when all of a sudden Stacy let out a little yell. I looked up (I had been throwing something away) and realized Greyson had shot poop all over the place. All over Stacy’s hand, the end of the bed, the trash can, the chair at the foot of his bed, the floor……………but not me ;-). It was very unexpected as he already had a very full diaper. I know my time is coming but so far Greyson has got Stacy twice while I remain potty free!
I am so glad Greyson has finally gotten a bath. I was beginning to worry. I love how he is breaking you both in with the diaper situations.
Love you all so much…Mom
Jonathan says, “Funny story Bob!”. He especially liked the part about being “potty free”. He is still giggling! We are soo happy Greyson had his first dip in the tub! He is really getting to be a big boy! Too sweet!
Wow, a bath, sounds like he might need another one, Stacy too. I can assure you Bob your day is comin. I’m glad he likes the water though, playing in the water is the best.
i wish i was there for bath time! 🙂 i am so happy to read that he continues to improve…nasal canula, what a huge step for that little guy! i miss him and all the other babies already. 🙂
Great news! Only a true Westfall loves to play in the water! :)….sounds to me like he is fine with it! How fun is that? You will have to “watch” out because usually after you make a statement like “potty free” you wont be for long and most often you will get it worse than anyone has up to that point. Just ask Derek. Anyhow, it is great to hear that he did well all on his own and now moving on up to nasal canula! What a little trooper. Thanks for the great picture.
Love you three,
The Sebrights
Yeah, Bob. It’d really be a good idea to let Greyson develop his own hygiene practices, not just adopt your clean-myself-every-eleven-weeks-whether-I-need-it-or-not routine. Blessings!
OK, you’re done with school so no excuse for not publishing EVERY day!!! I always run home first thing and check to see how Greyson is doing. It absolutely ruins my day if you haven’t posted anything. I love the pictures, your captions and the comments. We’re all praying for you guys and have friends of friends of friends doing the same! What a wonderful gift you’ve been given.
Hug that baby for all the White family!