adam day 2 post op

I (Jessica) am writing this from our little temporary home in Chapel Hill.
I have been a bit sick all day, since last night, and have a sick nasty voice at the moment.
It is hard to be sick, to be honest.
But I am trying to be faithful and restful with the time.
I did have the time to reflect a bit more and did finish this here:
http://soundsofthesun.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/questions-i-had/

Since I was a sick baby…
Papa Raj had to go alone into the battle today.
Haha, it is not really a battle. Well, maybe a little bit.
But we have lots of people helping and Papa Raj has done well.
He has called and given frequent reports.
So I am here to pass those on to you.

Thank you all again for your prayers.

Good news! No need for Adam to be in the Pediatric ICU (Intensive Care Unit).
He is recovering normally and is being transferred this evening.

The catheter was removed pretty soon after surgery, but Adam was not quite ready.
He was not peeing very much, so they put in a new catheter and gave him so extra IV fluids.
Now he is peeing just fine;)

Continue praying for the eyes;) Just for miraculous recovery.
As of now, they are applying antibiotic eyedrops incredibly often in order to facilitate healing and prevent further damage.
Regarding eyes, pray:
-healing of ulcers that appeared on cornea (mostly on L eye, tiny one on R eye). They are not at the level of the pupil yet, so they should not affect vision, but just a part of Adam’s “field of gaze” may be affected.
-Strengthening of eyelid muscles. His “opening” and “closing” muscles on the eyelid need to work well in order to let him be able to open and shut his eyelids well.
-For God to sustain his visual ability after having his eyelids shut for a few days. Infants can lose sight very quickly without having their vision stimulated often. We need to pray that his visual ability lasts;)

The only other major thing is managing Adam’s pain. Please pray for continued wisdom and compassion for docs and nurses to know how to treat Adam’s discomfort (normal after so many surgeries).

That is our update for today.

Just for fun…I was looking back thru pics of Adam’s first days. And I came across these pictures….Raja was beloved by his patients throughout the Northeast of India. Sometimes he was given gifts of mangoes, fruits, huge gold rings for his dear wife;), etc. But my favorite days of all were when he was given live chickens!

Faces like these are why I love my husband…and why Adam loves his dad so much. He is definitely a daddy’s boy at the moment.

Thank you all again