Our first step back

Well, after more than a week of nothing but progress, we have finally taken our first step back. Yesterday while we visited, Gavin seemed uncomfortable and was fidgety and grouchy. Then when I was with him last night, his oxygen levels dropped precariously and after testing some other options, they finally switched him back to the ventilator. His little upset body seemed to relax after that, and we had been expecting to go back and forth on the ventilator so we weren't too worried and called it a night. Unfortunately, the actual problem was a little bit more serious than we realized. His pic line is a line that goes in through his hand and up his arm into a vessel just above his heart. For an unknown reason, the pic had either punctured or ruptured the vessel and the fluid that was supposed to be going through the vessel had begun to fill the cavity surrounding his lungs. Once that was discovered, they removed the pic and used a needle and syringe to extract the fluid from his chest. He is recovering well from the incident, but they let us know that it would take about a week for his body to really recuperate from the overall trauma. It is a little daunting that a week of progress can be so quickly undone in one day, but we knew that this is how it would be so we just keep plugging along through the ups and downs. When all is said and done, we just have to count our blessings and hope for a better day tomorrow! :)