update on momma 5

More exciting news!!! Momma was able to pass gas AND have a bowel movement early this morning. =) So the nurse disconnected her tube from the container that was draining all the liquids from her stomach. They wanted to leave the tube in her nose for 4 more hours to make sure they wouldn't need it again in case her stomach started hurting or she felt nauseous. But it kinda fell out before then. So the doc said it was ok to just leave it out as long as she felt ok. God was kind and she had been fine all afternoon. It was wonderful to see her without the tube and looking so much better. She seemed much more at ease and healthy... smiling and laughing. When her doc came to see her, he said that at this point, the swelling should have decreased enough so that if she eases herself back to eating food very gradually, everything should be ok. Theoretically, she shouldn't really be getting nauseous at all anymore. But if she does, she should stop eating and give her body some time to settle down and try again later. She was able to start on clear liquids for dinner tonight and will be on clear liquids until tomorrow. If she does fine with that, they will let her try "full liquids" (oatmeal, broth, mashed potatoes, etc.) until Thursday. And if she does fine with that, she can come home on Thursday! PRAISE GOD!





Momma is taking her first bites again. Doesn't she look great?!