As of 11:28 Wednesday night our little man is 2 weeks old!! We’re so proud of him; he’s a strong little guy! He’s been through more than we can imagine. But he’s doing well and day-by-day he is showing us how strong he is. He is currently 1 lb 15 oz (this changes daily – he goes up and down a lot) and pretty sure he’s the same length. The nurse said the extra weight that he has gained the last couple of days is from fluid and is not actually weight so we shouldn’t get too excited about him gaining weight just yet.
He is still doing well on his vent, and is still on low settings – the doctor came in yesterday and said that she preferred to keep him on this vent until it is too much for him. At that time, they will switch him to a different style of vent.
Last night Jackson had another good night (praise the LORD). They started feeding him 2cc every 8hrs again starting at noon (they had stopped feedings on Wednesday because of a concern, but it ended up being a non-issue). Other than that and a few fluid changes, that is about all that has changed in Jackson’s life today. Jackson continues to urinate from both the catheter as well as the Penrose (sp?) drain in his abdomen. Jackson’s Creatinine (sp?) and BUN levels are both down to where they should be which makes everyone very happy and hopefully optimistic that his kidneys are working properly with very minimal (if any) long term damage. Also, with his fluid levels going down, his puffiness has also started to decreased a little.
For a little demonstration of how little our little guy is, here is a picture next to a toy giraffe he has. Without knowing the size of the giraffe, this is a poor comparison; but regardless, we took the picture and wanted to post it. Enjoy...
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