Love is in the Air ( Nine)

Surgery aftermath

Monday November 24 th 2023

0h47 am

Carina : they should be done by now babe !
Maya : I know, they are probably just closing him up now!
Carina : they would have said something about it no? Uhhh I hate one sided walkie talkies !!!
Maya : I know sweetie, we just need to be patient my love.

1h27 am

Addison : he's a real champion...
Maya: that's good.
Carina : I want to hold him... when can I hold him again?
Addison : oh you can hold him now.. but he's obviously still very fragile..
Carina : Maya , please bring him over to me!
Maya : yes of course babe, thank you so much for saving him.
Addison : it's really my pleasure. He's still sleeping but he will wake up soon... in a couple of minutes or so he will when he's hungry again...

Here's what the after surgery care will look like...
You'll basically come here at least every 2 months for a 2-day visit for the first year. I will prescribe him some antibiotics that are beneficial for him, anti rejection medication with a syringe that you simply insert into his mouth...
I will show you how to do it, and what to do if he has acid reflux... give him at the same time every night.

Carina : alright... what time should we give him the anti rejection medication?
Addison : uhh 19h
Carina and Maya: okay perfect. We'll set an alarm on our phones right now...
Addison : excellent, oh and it's 0.2 milliliters of the medication, for the newborn phase and in the next year I will adjust everything.
Carina : okay perfect,thank you so much for everything.
Maya : I'm coming to sit down with you in the bed .
Carina ; alright... come... I've scotched over on the right side of the hospital bed babe!
Maya : thank you!

** she kissed her wife and both of them looked down at their son in Carina's arms and smiled **

Maya : Ohhhhh , he's so cute without his original breathing tube in his little nose !
Carina : how am I going to breastfeed him with this breathing machine on?
Addison : actually for now he's still needs this machine, so you can pump your breast milk and we'll feed him with his little IV !
Carina : that's not ideal but it's fine! I'll do it cause my breasts are extremely full and sensitive to touch.
Maya : how long will he need to be on the breathing machine for?
Addison : ohhh uhh , it honestly depends on the patient, and he's going to have to stay here for observation for about three weeks..
Carina : THREE WEEKS? Shiiiiit ? I guess we'll be here for three more weeks then...
Addison : yea , it's minimum three weeks... it could be less!
Maya : if it's protocol then we'll follow it.
Carina : yeah... I'm just so happy he made it out of the surgery alive..... I don't care how long we have to stay here for.
Addison : okay, I'm going to let you three get some rest and then I'll come back to see you in the morning!

** 1h42  am Addison left Carina's hospital room, the two moms were having a good time just cuddling up with their last baby boy ever **

SEVERAL HOURS LATER
**Andrew came to see big sister and his little nephew... he also brought some flowers and a few other people who couldn't wait to see their moms and little brother... Maya is holding baby Niccolas in her arms while Carina is pumping her milk.**

9h26 am
**Knock knocks **

Carina : yes come in...

**Londyn ran into her moms arms and she got picked up by Maya to have her sit on the bed **

Londyn : momma ! I missed you soooooo much! And mommy too !
Chloe and Alessandro: hi moms !
Carina and Maya: hi guys... it's so nice of you two to have come here to see us.
Chloe : yea ...
Alessandro: we couldn't wait any longer.. ohhhh he's off of his breathing tube that's wonderful.
Carina : yes it really is... now he's on a different one.. but he's not going to be on it for good... ..
Chloe : that means he's not coming home anytime soon huh?
Maya : he has to stay here for a couple of weeks, unfortunately...
Andrew : hi sis ! Hi Maya , how is he doing? These flowers are for you..
Carina : hiiiiii baby girl!!! Ouhhhh I missed you so much!
Londyn : hiiii moms! Hi baby Nico !
** she gave him kisses everywhere **
Carina : Awnnn thank you for the beautiful flowers.... he's been doing great, I love holding him without his little oxygen in his nose, ahhhh ! We survived the surgery...
Andrew : I'm glad you're okay, and that obviously he's feeling better...
Maya : yea , it's been such a relief for us three !
Londyn : momma , I stay here with you okay ? Tonight too . How long you staying here with baby Nico ?
Carina : okay , we'll see how it goes for you to stay here with us for the night... but we have to stay here for a while... just to make sure he's Is breathing properly...
Londyn : baby Nico , you're going to be fine... you're going to come back home with us forever!
Yes yes you are! Look mommy he's holding my hand with his fingers!
Maya : yea , he is , he's just soooo happy to see you here.

*** Carina tried to breastfeed Niccolas , even with his ventilator on... she knew it wouldn't work... but she's still pumping her milk... she HATES USING HER BREAST PUMP.... Always has been, always will! **

Carina : I want to take away his pain....
Maya : yea I know my love... I don't love seeing him like this... either....

Later that night

19h37

Addison : hi how's everyone doing today?
Carina : hi Addie, we're doing well thanks. I just wanted to ask ... can he be on the oxygen mask instead of the ventilator...
Addison : hrmmm ,
Londyn : because it scares me....
Addison: ohhh it's never been done before that's why I'm a little hesitant to have him try it...
Maya : alright .. ohhhh silly question, but how will we know he's able to breathe on his own for good... like you and I are right now if he's on the ventilator?
Addison : oh there's going to be days where we can text it... him not being on any breathing machine... and then he can go home for you all.. that's also why he has to stay here for three weeks...
Carina : ahhh alright, that makes sense... well it's okay if we can't switch it ... Londyn , you're going to have to cuddle with me... if you're scared of the ventilator noise baby girl.

Londyn : okay , well I love cuddling with my momma , he can stay on ventibrator ! ( That's how she pronounced VENTILATOR, it's a hard word for a four year old))

**Everyone laughs **

20h
**It's time for the children, everyone who wasn't there earlier ( Chloe , Alessandro and Londyn ) came to see their moms and baby Nico , came after dinner... Londyn , wanted to stay with her moms so she stayed there the whole day ***

Carina : You're going back home with Grandma and grandpa bishop!
Londyn :But I want to stay here with you guys even to go to sleep please please....
Maya : but everyone is going to come in and out of here to check on baby Nico ... you won't have much sleep here...
Londyn : I don't careeeeeeeeee ! I want to stay here with you moms .

** she was now crying and crying nonstop**

Carina : come here Londyn, I'm going to tell you a secret that no one else of your siblings will know.... 
Londyn : ohhhh yayyyy, I love it when you tell me secrets that no one else knows about.
Carina : but if I tell you this secret you will go back home and listen to grandma and grandpa bishop , when is bath time okay?

Londyn : yes momma I promise!
Carina : okay.

** she whispers that she can wear one of her shirts to go to sleep until she gets back home with baby Nico **

Londyn : really????
Carina : yessss ! But shhhhhhhh ! Don't tell anyone else okay?
Londyn : okay , I won't tell anyone momma!

Carina : alright, I will call you every day until we get the "Okay" from the doctors okay?
The kids : alright, good night moms! Have a good night of sleep, at least try to...

23h
Carina : okay , so he's been off the ventilator for a while now he's doing good....
Maya : yea ... it must be good to breathe without a tube or a ventilator...
Carina : yea ...

23h47
**Maya and Carina finally got ready to sleep , Carina took a shower and so did Maya , apparently baby Nico is doing really really good with his little new lungs ! He's now off of the ventilator... so far so good! Everyone is sleeping**