PICU Day 61 and....

And Miss Elaina decided that she wanted to have a fever. She's been about 102 all day, even with Tylenol. They can't give her Ibuprofen with her Lovinox, so we had to just hang out. I wanted so desperately to hold her, but my body heat with her fever was not a good combination. So we put ice packs under her back and cool rags on her head. I held her hands and gave her lots of loves. Poor baby, the fever made her so uncomfortable. We were able to give her a little extra sedation just for comfort. I decided not to take her on her daily walk, I really didn't want to take any risks since she had a fever. I'm hoping that it is just related to fluid balance. This morning the cardiologist thought that she sounded a little 'wet'. They thought that her heart sounded more like a gallop and less like her normal swooshing. We decreased her free water and took down the rate on her feeds, so hopefully that will help her out. She did a 2 hour car seat trial, and passed with flying colors, so at least that's out of the way. Everyone passing by was so excited to see her sitting in her car seat, even though it was in her crib.
We didn't hear back about the sleep study yet. We're hoping that we'll know by Tuesday. The nurse practitioner told me that if the report isn't in the computer by mid-morning that she will call down and see what's holding it up. Fingers crossed. She's off the c-pap for now, we don't want her getting used to it if she doesn't get to have it at home.
Anyway, no one will give me a definate answer about going home. So, I'll stay and try my hardest to be patient. I want to go home! I miss my house, my bed and most importantly, I miss my BEN! He's still getting over his cold, so I haven't seen him in over a week and I am going through major withdrawls. I miss his hugs, I miss his kisses, I just miss him. It's so hard being away from my sweet boy. I keep hoping that I'll be home soon so that my kids can be back together under one roof.

One final note:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELAINA!!! WOOHOO!!!
7 MONTHS OLD!
KEEP DOING IT SWEETHEART!
I LOVE YOU!!!!!!