Dressing changes are miserable…

Grammy, Carter and Denny enjoying a great boat ride

Mom and Bennett smiling at sea

So, this morning Matt and I realized Carter had pulled a little on his Broviac line during the night and it was twisted under the Tegaderm (the adhesive cover over the site). We needed to do a dressing change in order to prevent any infections. Well, our once cool and calm spectator is no longer. Once again, this involved me practically pinning Carter down while Matt did the dressing change. Carter was screaming and crying, I was singing and cheering and Matt was just stressing to do it right. It’s definitely a hard way to start out the day. Needless to say, we got it done.

Carter and I took it easy at home all morning, while Bennett and Matt hit the pool for about three hours. Carter was such a fish last summer, and was so sad to not be going swimming today. I think that will be hard this summer, because I’m sure Bennett will want to be at the pool all the time. And Carter can’t swim with his central IV line.

We made up for it though…after the boys woke up from their naps this afternoon, we went on a boat ride out in the harbor with Grammy and Denny. It was a gorgeous day with tons of sailboats and people at the beach. This was the perfect outing for us, since we were outside and yet sheltered from the sun and being around other people. I’m sure the Duffy will get lots of use by us this summer!