November 9, 2010

So today was a pretty good day for the boys.  Jackson is totally off the dobutamine and on the minimum dose of dopamine.  They are only leaving him on that to help profuse his kidneys better.  His creatnine level was a little elevated this morning which will prevent him from getting the much needed lasix when his blood pressure is totally stable.  So the doctors are working on fixing that and we hope for better numbers in the morning.  He is still very swollen and I can only imagine how uncomfortable he is.  They have increased his morphine drip to try to help him through this rough time.  His oxygen varies from hour to hour.  All the extra fluid they poured into him when his blood pressure was so low has made him have pulmonary edema.  This also will be fixed with the lasix when the time comes.  He is hanging in there and we are happy for the improvements so far.  Colton is doing good on the regular cpap with his oxygen only at 30%.  The doctor is talking about putting him on a regular nasal cannula when he gets to 25%.  I know he will be so happy to switch the bulky tubing and long nose prongs out for the little nasal cannula.  The doctor is also talking about starting to bottle feed when he gets on the nasal cannula.  Mommy held him again today and just can't wait to get to do the same with brother.  So far so good with the protein addition to his milk.  He now weighs 3lbs 13oz and is almost getting too long for some of his preemie clothes!(which we don't mind one bit)  We don't know Jackson's weight because being on the occilator prevents them from weighing him and also all the extra fluid would make the numbers not be a true weight anyway.  The time will come for that though and we are not worried.  We thank the Lord every day for our precious boys and know they are in great hands.