Okay, these pictures really don’t do him justice but I walked into Rudy’s room last night after the evening shift change to find the little guy snuggled so sweetly…Nurse Pam had run her tests, cleaned him all up and got him all settled on his side. He looked like such a big boy cuddled up to Pooh! Around 10pm he got turned to the other side and slept very comfortably and soundly all night long! So sweet!
Yesterday was uneventful…It was fun to see Dr. Robert back on the floor after a couple of weeks. Because Rudy’s surgical procedure was postponed, he spent the day just hanging out. He battled high blood pressure but didn’t seem too bugged by it. Yesterday was one of those fun days with Nurse Denise where he was awake and alert a good bit of the day but comfortable and not anguished. The fluid draining from Rudy’s lungs has remained the same…they will continue to monitor this the next couple of days and then decide whether or not to do the surgery on Monday. The big news of the day came when we got the test results back from the Infectious Diseases people confirming that Rudy is infection-free so the order came to take him off of three antibiotics! Yippy! He also had a couple of successful hour-long ventilator sprints again which is always encouraging so I believe the plan for today will be to continue exercising his lungs.
Rolf came back to UCLA early this morning and we will both head home to Santa Barbara late tonight for some time with the kids and the, always special, Rescue Mission Recovery Program Graduation tomorrow night.
Rudy's Beat 
How cute! Rudy looks great and so snuggly. What an answer to prayer that he is infection-free! I will continue to pray for you all, for God’s healing hand on Rudy and comfort and trust in God for everyone else, until we get back from our trip. Love to you!
How cute! Rudy looks great and so snuggly. What an answer to prayer that he is infection-free! I will continue to pray for you all, for God’s healing hand on Rudy and comfort and trust in God for everyone else, until we get back from our trip. Love to you!
Ohhh… Rudy looks SO CUTE and extra-handsome on these pictures !
We are praying for his stability to prolong, and for him to gain enough strength to go through the next set of surgeries…
Hang tight little man ! 🙂
Faith
He is THE sweetest thing ever.
I can’t believe how adorable my cute little nephew is! These pictures make me want to jump right through the screen and squeeze him so tight! Love to you all! ANd a Happy Anniversary!
Happy Anniversary!
Rudy looks so cute in those pictures. They are priceless!
Still praying for your little guy.
These pictures ARE very sweet! He looks SO cuddly…and PLUMP!! I must say that I am impressed by his ability to form a double-chin amidst all the other things his body is focusing on! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Enjoy that Chick-Fil-A! 🙂
Adorable!!! and a big Happy Anniversary weekend to you’s! It’s awesome to see how you two have grown together as a couple and now more than ever are such a sweet support to one another! We’re so happy you get a weekend home especially knowing that Rudy is in Good Hands AND good hands at UCLA with all those doting, loving doctors and nurses! We’re continueing that fluid-reduction prayer so Monday’s OR spot won’t be needed!!!