Frustration

We just took my mom and Kelli's dad over for grandparents' visiting hours. My mom and I got to hold him for awhile, then we swapped with Kelli and Roy. While Kelli was back there, she casually asked the nurse when she planned to check his glucose levels. The nurse acted surprised and said that no glucose levels had been ordered. Kelli very curtly explained that his glucose levels were the only reason he was still there. After much back and forth, Kelli finally convinced her to go check on it. Sure enough, she found the orders -- they hadn't been placed in his book.

This is really aggravating. We don't understand why, when his glucose levels came back so low this morning as compared to the last three tests, that he wasn't re-tested. Knowing that the test strips have a large margin for error, that nurse should have re-tested or sent a sample to the lab. And then to not put the orders in his book? It's very frustrating that, in all likelihood, our perfectly healthy child is being kept from his home and family because of a lack of thoroughness.

We're also really tired of this strict effort to force feed him at least 2 ounces at every feeding. Were we still on the OB floor, a half-ounce would be sufficient. With Savannah, we didn't follow a schedule, but fed her when she was hungry, until she was finished eating. Then again, we're kinda liberal that way.

We're going back at 1am to make sure he is tested and to handle his feeding. Pray that God will grant us patience and understanding when dealing with the nurses.