Its been quite a week, my brother got married, my sister from Tennessee was in town, there was a baby shower, and of course my visits with Max.
His heart is still looking good, no need for surgery. They have done a CT of his lung and are deciding when to do that surgery. So far it looks like it will be a while, which is good. He has had another blood transfusion :(
The good news is that he is opening his eyes quite a lot, and they will be doing a vision test tomorrow. He has gained about 10 oz so he is up to 2lbs 11 oz now! They are thinking about removing his arterial line, possibly tomorrow (this is good news!) his Oxygen and CO2 levels are very stable and he is still taking frequent breaths on his own. He is eating (still through the feeding tube) about 10mL every 3 hours (about 2 tsp) and they may increase it to 12mL
Last night they gave him a micro-binki and he sucked on it for about 2 hours. This was the best news I have heard in forever! In order for Max to come home one of the requirements is that he can suck/swallow/breathe all at the same time, the fact that he is practicing this already makes me SO HAPPY!
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Good to hear positive steps forward! Once he gains enough ground to have a sure footing, a little step back won't be so scary! Glad you are who you are and are strong enough to deal with everything.
P.S. It's okay for strong people to be afraid and cry, too . . . that's what keeps their strength up!
awesome news!!!
So glad to hear all the wonderful news!
Love to you all,
Janica
great news :) GO MAX!!! and GO BRIT & SOLOMON!!!
... oh, and i can't leave out the cute big sister, GO EVALYNN too!!
Way to go Max!! So good to hear such great news. Can't wait to see him again!
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