Today's Visit
We went for a visit today and Colby's oxygen SAT had been in the high 70s to low 80s---which is lower than what they would like to see. He was having some tummy time and I just started talking to him. I talked about all the people praying for him. One of our nurses mentioned getting a small tape recorder and so I talked about stories I was going to read him on tape and how we would get Ainsley to sing some songs for him. I talked to him about how I was going to teach him all about Disney and Mickey Mouse and one day he would love watching Micky Mouse Clubhouse with his sister. :) Hi oxygen SAT got up to 92 while Mommy talked to him! I was really excited to see this and even more excited to get started with a tape recorder so he could hear our voices more during the day.
Then the power flickered! The nurses were so fast---everything came back up but I guess they have to restart the ventilator that Colby is on (the oscillating---which is probably not spelled right) along with the other few babies that have on in his room. That was a scary few seconds for me. The nurses were so calm but jumped right in and did what they knew needed to be done. After everthing was back to normal---I believe it took a good few minutes for my heart to get to beating correctly again. WOW!
Got a Phone call from the doctor tonight to give us an update:
-Gone up to 4 CCs of formula now
-Stopped his antibiotic
-Ultrasound still looked the same and they shadow or cyst that the doctor wasn't sure about didn't show up in this ultrasound
-Platelet levels were doing better and were right where he wanted them
-The x-rays are showing the PIE and he is going to be making some adjustments these next few days on the ventilator to see if we can get that to go away
Evening Check-Up:
-Still at 100% oxygen--PRAYER-That they are able to get this back down again.
-Blood gases looked good...just not good enough to lower the oxygen %. PRAYER-That this will continue to look better everyday!
-Colby got his feeding of 4 CCs at 100% oxygen PRAISE!
-Had a very full diaper! PRAISE!!
So no shadow on the ultrasound?!?!? THAT'S WONDERFUL!!!! So does that mean that there is no more bleeding on his brain??
ReplyDeleteHe is not currently having an active bleed---he just has some blood there and we still need that blood to be absorbed into the body.
DeleteLOVE full diapers!!!! (from your kid - not so happy about them with my kid, though - LOL) LOVE big meals - means he's digesting well enough to handle them!!! LOVE-LOVE no shadows in the ultrasound - looking forward to hearing more about that and the rest of the ultrasound results. LOVE that he's off the antibiotic - means that there are no active/current infections for him to ward off and his body can concentrate on OTHER things!!! LOVE that his platelets are holding at a good level!
ReplyDeletePraying for the PIE; praying for the continued lung development; praying for continued dirty diapers; praying for Colby and his parents. PRAISING GOD that the sound of a Mommy's voice is still the greatest medicine that mankind can give - and praying for the greatest of ALL healers to continue to place His hand on your sweet family.
Love you guys!!!
We love the full diapers too! Thank you for all the continued prayers---they mean so much to us! We love you too!
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