Will's 2nd week of life has been eventful!
After doing such a great job starting out breathing on his own, it seems he got tired. He began having apnea spells more often and had trouble coming out of the spells without a lot of help. The doctors decided that he needed to be on a ventilator. At first, this was scary news to a worried mommy but after seeing him resting so comfortably, it was clear that it was the best thing for him.
After doing such a great job starting out breathing on his own, it seems he got tired. He began having apnea spells more often and had trouble coming out of the spells without a lot of help. The doctors decided that he needed to be on a ventilator. At first, this was scary news to a worried mommy but after seeing him resting so comfortably, it was clear that it was the best thing for him.
They expected him to be on the ventilator for 5-7 days. It was on a very low setting and only gave him a little help. He was breathing on his own, but if he stopped the ventilator would be waiting to help him. He's had the vent for a couple of days now as well as antibiotics. Since then he has only had ONE apnea spell! Today we were told that they have decided to take him off the vent early.
We are so happy for him to have done so well.
In the next couple of days, we should both should be able to do something called Kanagroo Care with Will. More on that to come...
Overall, we are considering Will's week 2 in the NICU to be his week to rest up from all the work he's been doing and hopefully allow him to put on some weight. We're proud to announce that Will now weighs 2 lbs 5 oz!!!! We LOVE news like that. Every ounce helps us feel like he is closer & closer to coming home! He's now getting 1 and a half CC's of breast milk every 3 hours. Maybe this increase will help him fatten up a little!
We are so happy for him to have done so well.
In the next couple of days, we should both should be able to do something called Kanagroo Care with Will. More on that to come...
Overall, we are considering Will's week 2 in the NICU to be his week to rest up from all the work he's been doing and hopefully allow him to put on some weight. We're proud to announce that Will now weighs 2 lbs 5 oz!!!! We LOVE news like that. Every ounce helps us feel like he is closer & closer to coming home! He's now getting 1 and a half CC's of breast milk every 3 hours. Maybe this increase will help him fatten up a little!
Below are pictures of Jody feeding him for the first time today!
To follow up on things mentioned previously, the ventricle that was causing his heart murmur is closing up and should no longer be a problem! All X rays and exams of his head, heart, abdomen, etc have been fine. They also don't expect his jaundice to return anymore. We really do have peace of mind that he's doing well.
More to come on Will's blog so stop by every few days for the latest news.
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Yesterday Will had his first case of bedhead. It was cute!
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Yesterday Will had his first case of bedhead. It was cute!
6 comments:
Will, you are so handsome! Please tell your mommy 'thank you' for doing this blog. I am going to love keeping up with how fast you grow!
JB Fox
I am loving this! I love how Will has changed so much already, God is Good :) Thank you both for sharing this with all of us.
Oh and your blog title...Absolutely Perfect!
Oh, I love reading about this little guy and seeing pictures! He is so precious! Thank you so much for making us feel connected to him and both of you! I LOVE his pretty little head! It's just perfect! I know you all are so proud! Congratulations on the weight gain! Go, Will, go! He's in our prayers! Loving you from here~ Jill
We are so excited to hear that Will has arrived and is doing so well. It has been great fun watching his progress and we are counting on being able to see more. George, Ellen and Mary Fares think he looks awesome and can't wait for the day they get to meet him. Mary Fares hopes he doesn't barf on her the way she did to you!!!!! Frances
Oh my, Jody and Chris, he is sooo precious!! Just want you to know we have been praying for Will and both of you. I love your blog! Thanks for taking the time to post all the pictures and info so all of us that love you can watch his progress and pray more specific prayers for you. Hope to talk to you soon. Love you!!
Mrs. Alicia :-)
This is so awesome Jody! You will be so glad that you are documenting all of his little firsts, because they happen so quickly that it is easy to forget. Will is so amazing and so are you and Chris! The smile on your face says it all...you have so much hope and faith and so do we! I ditto Jill Fields comment, "GO WILL GO!"
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