Medical Update:
We made our second trip to the hospital tonight. Brendan had his chest xray and the doctor said there was one small bubble of air still surrounding his lungs. To err on the side of caution, they will leave the chest tube in overnight and check for change in the morning. The chest tube is still sealed, so if the air bubble expands, then they know there is still a problem.
We technically got to hold Brendan tonight, if you count that I scooped him up in my hands and held him 6in over the bed while the nurse changed out his blankets. Bill got to scoop him up while she zeroed the bed scale to weigh him. I guess it kind of counts, it is the most we have gotten to handle him so far.
Great news is that Brendan is completely off the dopamine and his blood pressure seemed to be stable since they got to zero 5 hours earlier. We hope that it continues this way!
Trevor is up to 14cc’s of milk every 3 hours, and moving to 17cc at 2am. He passed the first of the meconium which is a really good sign that his digestion is working properly. He is also given a pacifier occasionally to help his practice his simultaneous sucking/breathing skills. We got a handmade quilt from a volunteer sewing club for each baby, they are very festive fall colors and they cover the incubator to give the baby some dark quiet time. I am definitely going to have to make up some hats or something to donate, it really is nice to get a handmade gift like that.
Pictures Update!
Brendan had the work/exam light on and the blue light off for just a moment tonight, so we could get a good look at his blond hair
He’s got a pretty full head of hair for such an early baby!
Trevor gets a little snuggle time with dad
That is his hand all lit up by the pulse-oximeter! His incubator covered up gives him a nice dark place to open eyes wide and look around.
