45 Days Old (Update)

One proud brother

An unexpected kiss

Aden and Alexandria

Early this morning, around 7am, Alexandria’s breathing stopped briefly and the alarms went off.  I rubbed her back, talked with her, and she started right back up, but it was a scare.  It was the only occurance today.  When I went to call Kim the phone had run out of battery life so I ended up yelling and banging on the wall till she heard me.  Her color most of the morning was gray, but she pinked-up after lunch.  Dawn (social worker) from Hospice came by around 1pm, Jessica (nurse) is going to come by on Wednesday.  Dawn, Kim, and I talked about Hospice costs.  Kim and I are considering paying for Children’s Special Health, something we haven’t done since Aden was a baby, to help offset what our primary insurance doesn’t pay for.

Alexandria was fragile enough today that I didn’t offer the very nice people who came with a meal if they wanted to hold her.  I didn’t want to introduce anything new to her immune system,  they left so quickly I didn’t get a chance to explain, I hope they understand.  She’s quite weak tonight, pink, but drained.  If only her sinuses would drain like her energy has.  She’s still producing lots of flem, a phase of the cold I thought she has passed by… but definately not.

Aden was interested in holding Alexandria tonight, as you can see above.  I wasn’t about to stop that, it’s the first time.  For the most part he’s ignored her, but there’s clearly an attachment beneith the surface, I was stunned when he leaned down and kissed her.  He is very touch sensative and rarely kisses anyone, even Kimberly and I.