Andrew is doing well today. He had a née PIC line placed and he tolerated that pretty well. He had some morphine. He drank almost a whole bottle from me and then he threw up half of it.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Andrew day 52
I got a call from the hospital today. They said Andrews PIC line came out yesterday. The resident said that the nurse made a note that it came out while I was holding Andrew. I had no idea it came out. He was a little cranky yesterday but his stats were good. The nurse didn't say anything about it to me or chris (who went in after me). I don't know when they discovered it was out. My guess is after we left the hospital. They put an iv in last night and a PIC line in today.
The PGE is a fast acting Med that needs to be administered constantly to keep his PDA open and his pulmonary hypertension at bay. So that wasn't fun to hear today.
They will recheck this weekend and hopefully his pulmonary hypertension has gone down a bit.
Today I feel like I am doing a mothering marathon.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Andrew day 43
We are holding him and loving it. He is so snuggly. I love that he looks so comfortable.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Andrew's due date
Today is the day Andrew was to be 40 weeks along and fully grown, ready to be born. He has come so far in the last 6 weeks. We are so thankful for the blessings we have received both spiritual and physical. I have been fortunate enough to witness miracles in my life and Andrews health today is the greatest one yet.
We have a loving and kind Heavenly Father.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Andrew day 41
Andrew is off the cpap mask and on to the high flow nasal cannula. This is another big milestone which will enable him to get more bottle feeds in. We are so excited.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
GREAT NEWS!
Andrew had his first bottle today!!!! When I arrived at the hospital the blessed event was already done, so I have no video or pictures. As for now they are going to give him one bottle a day and do the rest through the feeding tube. He did really really well on the bottle. They said he showed no sign of aversion to the oral stimulus. A lot of CDH babies struggle with bottle feeding and their mouths are hyper sensitive. The occupational therapist said he showed no sign of that at all.
So exciting!!! God has blessed this baby and blessed our family throughout this process. Thank you.
Andrew day 36
Holding Andrew is my favorite thing in the world. He LOVES the snuggle.
HE HAS PANTS ON! Its a big step in the right direction.
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