Today started off a little rough. They told us Cooper couldn't eat or drink anything due to him being sedated in order to drain the fluid. We had no idea what time they would do the "tap and wrap" so we let him sleep as long as we could. But he had to have his medications by 9:00, so we had to wake him then. We tried our hardest to occupy him so that he wouldn't think about food or milk. That was a very difficult task. Finally at 11:00 the doctor came in to see how he was doing. It was then that we found out he could have eaten. They had not planned on sedating him. To say the least, I wasn't too happy. Shortly after he ate they did the "tap and wrap." They stuck a needle into the side of his head and let the fluid drip out. They got the majority of it. Then they wrapped his head. The doctor told us they would be checking on it the first of the week to see if he had made any progress. Let's hope and pray he does.
Cooper has been in a great mood. He has laughed, played, and napped well. We had so much fun with him today. When we put him to bed we spent several minutes listening to him laugh and talk until he fell asleep: priceless!
These were from last night. I loved the way he crossed his legs in the first picture. He rolled himself over and scooted both legs under him in the second picture. Our boy is making progress!
Cooper helping the nurse check his vitals!
Cooper after his draining of the fluid, he was so brave.
Cooper meeting Sophie!
Cooper "walking" to Mommy with Daddy's help.
Cooper's new found love: cotton candy!
Mommy and Daddy were laughing at Cooper's big belly. We couldn't keep his shirt down.
This was taken only a few minutes ago. He is so precious :-)
And, that belly is still hanging out!
Precious that he is !!! All he has been through he seems to always be Happy.He has some Amazing parents also..Love to Cooper and all his family.Praying hard for All !!! Keep On Keeping On Cooper,you are so sweet !!!! and shame on them for not letting you have your breakfast.I love the pics of your fat little belly showing.You are such a Trooper Cooper...
ReplyDeleteAwesome day for Cooper, and also maw maw. It was great to see all three of you and hold my 'lil man Cooper. He is making great progress and my prayers are that he will continue to do so. I know the road ahead is going to be long and hard, but he is one tough and determined little guy. Cooper also has so many prayers going out for him and he has wonder family and friend support. I love you all.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry the day got off to a rocky start, but so happy that it ended so well! Through everything Cooper keeps that smile and shows the world that he is a tough little guy! He sure does remind me of his Mommy!!! I know he must have loved spending time with Sophie. I bet it made him think of Harley. I can't wait until those two are reunited. I am praying for Cooper's continued progress and looking forward to hearing great things. Herk and I are sending you all lots of love!
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