20th April 2009

Gracyn got home on Friday afternoon which was great, meaning that i did,nt have to stay the nite in the Hospital.The doctors were a bit reluctant at first but after seeing that she had put on weight and had improved some and Ang pointing out that she can quite happily look at the ceiling at home with her parents monitering her progress they let us take her home. She is more than happy in her own enviroment putting on an extra 60grms from friday until sunday when we recieved a visit from the home visit nurse.
She seems to be improving daily which is good, Angela has taken her for a follow up visit back to the hospital today at 1.30 so i,m awaiting a phone call with the results.

More Soon
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn

16th April 2009

Gracyn is spending her 6 month old birthday in the Hutt Hospital,s childrens ward as the pnemonia that she has contracted seems to be a viral type of pnemonia that can,t be treated with iv antibiotics. It will be a waiting game to see what happens next. i suppose she is in the right place, poor Ange spending the nite,s on a lazy boy next to Gracyn and unfortunatly i am unable to get any time from work due to my offsider in hospital also.I,ll spend Friday nite with Gracyn as it looks like she will be i there for the weekend and at least that will give Ange a break.Tegan is up the Kapiti coast with my parents just having a ball so that is a big help.Another good thing is that Gracyn is all smiles when she see,s us it makes our day when this happens.
Apart form all of this life is a box choclolate,s you never know whats next!!!
Normality maybe!!
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn

14 April 2009

Gracyn had her visit by the plunket lady today as we have been signed off by the special care nurse. She now weighs 5260grm (11lg6oz) which is great news.We have had a bit of a set back with Gracyn being a bit chesty and haveing a cough like a packet a day smoker, so it was off to the Gp who then sent Ange and Gracyn off to the Hospital for xrays for suspected Pnemonia.After the mandatory 5hr wait the suspisions were correct Gracyn has a slight case of Pnemonia which they are treating with intravenious antibiotics and an overnite possibly 2 nite stay in the Hutt HospitalsChildrens ward.
It sucks how it takes 5hrs to get some action but thats our hospital system for you under funded and under staffed.Maybey the could chanel all the funds donated to Fiji into the health system for a boost.
Hopefully Gracyn will be let home tomorrow as it seems rather quiet here without my wee girl arround, funny how you get use to her being here.
More Tomorrow
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn

6th April 2009

Yes i have been very slack indeed at updating this blog, but Our we Gracyn has just been fantastic and well behaved and really been a bit boring. Weigh in is now only every 2 weeks and she is now a huge 5040grms (11 lb 2oz).She had her first sleep over at Nanna&Grandads place in the weekend and ofcource was a perfect Angel.
More Later
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn