Ian is making progress with his mid sternal wound healing.  The antibiotics and wound vac are working.  He is feeling better, and the wound is looking better.  Thats the good news.  The bad news is that the nurse practitioner who changed it last week said it was one of the worst infections she had seen.  And they have not ruled out having to re-open it and  close it again.  This has guaranteed us a few more weeks in the hospital.  Grrr.

On a “normal” baby note – Ian is also cutting his first two teeth…. pretty exciting.

We are all very ready to have Ian home.  So – we’ll continue making headway getting the house ready. We got approved for our nursing for work and so that we can sleep at night, so we will be setting Ian up in the dining room instead of the bedroom that we had intended for him to make it more comfortable for everyone when we have nurses in the house. Justin and I will be taking turns working from home in the short term so we have to get our work space, which had already been started before Ian was born, finished.

Also – I just want to take the time to thank every single person who has sent money, gifts and prayers to our family. We used part of the money for travel back and forth between Pittsburgh and Michigan, for the hotel room that we stayed in while Owen was there and for Ronald McDonald house which is where Justin and I stayed while in Michigan. We are now continuing to use the funds to buy things that we need for Ian to be at home. Insurance will cover all of the medical supplies, but we’ll need to get organized on where to put all of them and we’ll need to make the dining room a comfortable space for him until he no longer has the trach. We’ll also be investing in a generator just in case we lose power while he is on the ventilator. We are so so appreciative and thankful for the support.