Maggie 2 Months Old
Jack 2 Months Old
Jack is continuing to do better it seems with each day. He is still on the ventilator, but there is great hope they will be able to extubate tomorrow. I really hope so! The poor guy is so agitated and there is simply nothing I can do to comfort him. Every 4 hours the nurse has to torture him with care, and things will be so much nicer for him without the tube down his throat. He is reacting well to the antibiotics and although he has to get another blood transfusion today, he is definitely stronger and really showing improvement with his secretions. His body weight has decreased significantly as well, it was amazing a couple of days ago he weighed 8lbs 6oz! Last night he was down to 7lbs 14oz. So he is getting closer to his true weight and looking much better. Through it all though, the little guy still cracks us a nice smile when we are with him.
Mommy with Jack
Maggie had an eventful week. Tuesday she went to the ophthalmologist for a follow-up eye exam. She was fantastic throughout the entire trip. Grandma Jeff went with us, to help should we have monitor issues, and it was a good field trip experience. The past couple of nights have been rough with little miss firecracker. She's been gassy and I think her tummy hurts, which equates to some fun screaming fits that have left us quite frazzled. Right now she is sleeping peacefully and I'm hoping whatever was bothering her system has worked its way out. I'd like to see her enjoy her swing again. We've been doing tummy time- otherwise known as torture time. Sometimes she is OK with it, other times she completely loses it.
Not really much else new. Just wanted to get an update out, and I finally have some pictures and even video to post...
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