Recovery day 3

Hi there.
So...Today was better than yesterday. No more need for oxygen. The stomach pumping has been stopped. Jack's skin is no longer very pale and white. His eyes are no longer sunken. He was awake for a few minutes, here and there, like maybe three times all day. His breathing is clear and his cry is strong. He hasn't vomited since Wednesday evening.
Today, at 4:30pm, Jack's feeding pump was started with Pedialyte. He is receiving 5ml/hr (that's 1tsp/hr). His IV fluids are on 35ml/hr. After 6 hours he will go up to 10ml/hr and IV will go down to 30ml/hr. So...around 4:30pm on Friday, Jack will be getting 20ml/hr of Pedialyte and 15ml/hr of IV fluids. I don't know when formula will be started, but he would be getting 40ml/hr Pedialyte and no IV fluids at 4:30pm Saturday. This would seem to be a good time to try formula. He would needs 24-48 hrs to formula, to be sure he could tolerate it before I would be ok going home. Of course, we must consider the fact that Jackson's gut might reject this plan. I'm hoping it doesn't. "WAKE UP INTESTINES! START MOVING THOSE FLUIDS OUT OF YOUR BODY!"

Oh, and I've been spelling ileus wrong. Oops! I was spelling it 'illeus'. Nope, it's spelled 'ileus'. And to remind everyone what that means: ileus/parilytic ileus/nonmechanical intestinal obstruction 

Alright: Well. . .it happened. I just had an hour break because Jackson vomited. He vomited bile. He only had 20ml of Pedialyte over 4 hours. That's not even an once. His stomach is now being pumped, food stopped, and IV set back at 40ml/hr. This will go on until stomach contents run clear. BOOGER!

I got a chance to go home today. It was nice to be away. Evelyn spent the day at a friend's house (THANKS SO VERY VERY MUCH). I picked her up and we spent some time at home. I wanted to have some time alone with her. She, again, is getting passed around to family and friends. It's hard for her. Very hard. She cried for 40 minutes on the way home last night. We went shopping for Father's Day and, well, Evelyn got a new baby, a baby doll swing, and clothes for her Ken doll. Ken has been naked for several months!
My mom drove back home today (THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP). She has been at every surgery. My mother-in-law took Evelyn overnight the night before surgery (and to the movies), and has visited every day. Tomorrow she will be spending the day with Evelyn (THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP).