Day Two Photos

Here are some photos of LC's 2nd day...I'll start with tamer ones in case some fan club members have queasy stomachs and don't feel like viewing more graphic ones that will be posted at the end of the entry...

This is the room Justin and I stayed in last night. It is the entire room but we were

extremely grateful to have it. The floor also has two public restrooms with showers we could use this morning. The rooms are provided by the Ronald McDonald charities for families with a

child in the intensive care unit. When LC's moved to the cardiac floor we'll be

able to stay with her, but while she's in ICU we spend our days in the waiting area or

cafeteria when we aren't visiting her. It's extremely great to have a place to come that's directly in the hospital but also allows us to have privacy and a place to shower and rest.

I spent most of the night clinging to the edge of bed as Justin worked to force me out of it. A good deal of time was also taken up winding my way through the Labyrinth that is Children's Mercy Hospital trying to figure out my way back to the PICU. Luckily, they also allow rooms to be available from 1 to 4 for naps, as needed, and I caught a very helpful power nap on sleep number 85 for an hour or so this afternoon...

This is LC's med tower. Each monitor is responsible for monitoring the

drip of a different medicine. If you'll look closely you'll see only one monitor is

still on and being used. That's the dopamine for her heart and will continue into this evening.

She'll also continue to be given morphine for pain.

Here's a close up of LC's restraints...they'll be staying on as long as her

drainage tube and central line are still in place.

Waking up a little bit...

Here's LC getting some well-deserved sympathies from her favorite fan...

Here's a close up of LC's chest...the blue tube at the bottom is draining fluid from behind her heart and lungs and will need to be removed before we can

officially pick LC up and snuggle her again.

Here's our rock star without her ventilator! Way to go, LC!

We'll continue to send pictures as we can and are looking forward to featuring photos of LC being held...of course, those will be of Dad holding her since he's jockeyed for position every time we enter her room. It's also her favorite spot to be, though, so I guess we'll let it slide...

We feel so blessed to have LC surrounded by your prayers and encouragement and can't thank you enough for perpetually sending them up on her behalf...