Yesterday's News:
9:10 a.m., Christmas Eve
We have an urgent prayer request. David's head has grown 2 cm from last Sunday to this Sunday (they want his head to grow, but growth of 2 cm or more over a week indicates a potential problem). He has a head ultrasound today to determine the level of fluid on his brain. John and Susan are worried because they can see the difference--that his head is a lot bigger--and they don't want him to have to undergo a spinal tap. The doctor rounds at 10:00 a.m., so they're in the dark right now.
At 11:10 a.m., there was still no news. John and Susan were still waiting for the results from the ultrasound.
3:20 p.m. UPDATE:
Merry Christmas to Susan and John! The ultrasound showed no change on one side and slight improvement on the other. Baby David is just growing! Woo Hoo!!!
Yesterday's News, continued:
An opthamologist was scheduled to check David's eyes today (Monday), but the appointment was postponed until next Monday because of the Christmas holiday. Please pray for David's eyesight and for the appointment to go well on Monday. A big risk for preemies is eyesight.
David got yet another new (and bigger) breathing tube yesterday (Sunday). Since he loves to pull on the tube, he ended up pulling it out all by himself. Yes, he's that strong! The breathing machine is down to doing 40 breaths per minute, which is good. As of Sunday afternoon his O2 was down to 33%. His blood gasses were not real great this morning (Monday). They had to turn the rate back up to 45 and they had to turn the oxygen back up to 53%.
They think that they might have put the new tube in a little too far yesteray, so they pulled it back out a little bit to see if that helps his blood gasses tomorrow.
He had a couple positive stools, which means there was blood in his stool. This can sometimes be caused by the HMF. They did a tummy x-ray to make sure that's all it was.
John and Susan got a new camera. Susan says "It's a dream! I can't wait to show you the new pictures!"
9:25 p.m.
We presented the Langagers with a group gift for Christmas (instead of waiting for the baby shower next month). We delivered a carseat/stroller travel system, two little outfits, a couple Christmas cards, and a king-sized cozy blanket for family cuddling. It was SO fun surprising them!
Susan said that they hadn't seen David for two days since John had been feeling sick, and she had a sore throat and was sniffly. They didn't want to take any chances. When they finally saw him on Christmas Eve, they both wore masks. One of the nurses took a picture, so we'll post it soon.
Christmas Day for the Langagers will be spent with Susan's parents at the Centennial Hospital NICU. Susan's mom will spend the day cooking and they'll enjoy their Christmas dinner at the Hampton Inn and Suites, which is within walking distance from the hospital. Merry Christmas to John, Susan, and David!
The Basics:
David weighs 2 lbs 13 oz
David weighs 2 lbs 13 oz
He's 15 in long
He's up to 24 ml every 3 hours on his feeds
He's looking more like a newborn and less like a preemie
His hair is growing longer and getting fuzzier (so cute)!
He's growing bigger every day!
He is a BEAUTIFUL baby boy.
Baby David, your presence is the best Christmas gift this year.
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