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Day Six


We are told to take Samara downstairs at 6.30a.m for nabolisation. She needs to redo it lunch time and evening at 10a.m.. Our new routine is whenever we change diaper we have to weigh it and record..whatever fluid except breastmilk needs to be recorded the amount. We need to keep going to have her vitals checked, temperature and BP. Sam doesn’t like the nabolisation and cries through the 10minutes…but it helps a lot.

Today she seems to be much better, walking on her own, too excited to sleep. She breast feeds so much am feeling drained..I am worried about our routine because with time difference and her sensitivity we need to be there for her and all the rules seem to have gone out of the window. Anyways Alex had to go with others to the immigration so he left at 9.30 a,m and returned at 1 only to say that they need to go back at 2p.m. Sam doesn’t want to sleep..she wants mummy to lie next to her. Before Alex leaves for embassy. I take a much needed shower.We go see baby Mark who is due for surgery today and wish him God’s blessings. 




So after lunch I close the curtains and switch off lites to help sam sleep and when she is a bout to this young girl who cleans..walks in acknowledges that baby is sleeping but goes a head to switch on full lites sweep and when done walks away without switching off lites. So I switch off lites and afew minutes later another lady walks in, thankfully she switched on side lites, wipes the floor and switches lites on..samara is very awake and even starts to eat watermelon..Alex comes back and I get a breather. Baby Mark went for surgery in the afternoon and we are trusting God for the surgery to go well. 

We have heard 2 cases of kids in ICU go back to surgery. Finally Samara gets to sleep at 6 but we happy she is walking, playing, eating and doctor is happy with her progress.Dr. Robert came and said we can be discharged on Sunday..we thank God . I went to check on baby Mark and yes he is out of surgery and his mum and aunt are happy. All went well and he is in ICU. Need to go now to wake Sam up because we may not sleep all nite. We are grateful to God for this far he has brought us…
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