Today has been a good day for us. Grandma went in first thing this morning to see him, and found him in some cute little clothes (first time he has been dressed since he was born!) and the feeding tube out of his nose. He was also very alert this morning, the most we have seen his beautiful eyes open. Grandma even got to hold him today! That was exciting.
I got the chance to feed him a bottle twice today, which was exciting. He is eating very well, which means the feeding tube can stay out. And I got to snuggle with him at each feeding time. Its hard not to stay all day so that I can just hold him!
We met with the neurologist again today, he said his CT scan looks normal, he still has some activity that is a little high (I honestly can't tell you exactly what it is, sorry) so he will be staying on the phenobarbital after he comes home. We will meet with him again 2-3 weeks after he comes home, and then by the time he is 3 months old, they will be able to tell if there is a problem or not... but we are hoping that there will be no more seizures!!
Tonight, Caleb also got an upgrade from his temperature controlled bed to a crib. This is a very good sign, this means we are that much closer to bringing him home.
Caleb is making a few weird noises when he eats, they think his airways are probably swollen from being on the ventilator, so they are going to give him some breathing treatments and steroids to see if that will resolve the issue. Those will end tomorrow night, and they are hoping to take his pic line out after that, which means he will only be hooked up to a monitor. Then we will just have a few days of monitoring his eating and his breathing, so we are hoping that we are getting closer to the end! Can't wait to bring this sweet boy home.
After talking with a nurse today, who told us that some of the issues he has had have resolved themselves incredibly fast, my testimony is strengthened that much more. I know that through the Priesthood, along with everyone's faith, prayers, and fasting, this boy has been blessed with a quick recovery. Thank you again for all of you who have kept us in your thoughts and prayers. We are so blessed to have such amazing friends and family in our lives.
I got the chance to feed him a bottle twice today, which was exciting. He is eating very well, which means the feeding tube can stay out. And I got to snuggle with him at each feeding time. Its hard not to stay all day so that I can just hold him!
We met with the neurologist again today, he said his CT scan looks normal, he still has some activity that is a little high (I honestly can't tell you exactly what it is, sorry) so he will be staying on the phenobarbital after he comes home. We will meet with him again 2-3 weeks after he comes home, and then by the time he is 3 months old, they will be able to tell if there is a problem or not... but we are hoping that there will be no more seizures!!
Tonight, Caleb also got an upgrade from his temperature controlled bed to a crib. This is a very good sign, this means we are that much closer to bringing him home.
Caleb is making a few weird noises when he eats, they think his airways are probably swollen from being on the ventilator, so they are going to give him some breathing treatments and steroids to see if that will resolve the issue. Those will end tomorrow night, and they are hoping to take his pic line out after that, which means he will only be hooked up to a monitor. Then we will just have a few days of monitoring his eating and his breathing, so we are hoping that we are getting closer to the end! Can't wait to bring this sweet boy home.
After talking with a nurse today, who told us that some of the issues he has had have resolved themselves incredibly fast, my testimony is strengthened that much more. I know that through the Priesthood, along with everyone's faith, prayers, and fasting, this boy has been blessed with a quick recovery. Thank you again for all of you who have kept us in your thoughts and prayers. We are so blessed to have such amazing friends and family in our lives.
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