Good Days - Bad Days

The NICU staff said there be days like yesterday. I was too weary to post when I came home last night. Brody didn't have such a great day yesterday. For some reason he didn't handle all of the poking and prodding well yesterday. I was in the room when they did his ecko (heart ultrasound) and he hated it, if he could cry he would have been wailing. He had moved to a rate of 10 and they moved him back to 15. He had been on 21% oxygen and had to be moved up to 26%. He was just upset all day yesterday. But we will still take our little triumps. He gained an ounce, now he is 2lb 8oz and he is off of the blue lights. They were able to take out his belly lines and put in a PIC line. (which made mommy's heart sad - it looks so sore - but I have to keep telling myself it's a good thing)

We have already been there this morning. We went at 9:30 to be there for "rounds" but they did Brody early so we missed his round. Then there was a new admission in his room so we had to go to the cafeteria for 30 minutes. When we got back to the desk to ask if we could enter, they were doing rounds on the baby beside him and we had to wait again. It was a long morning. But he is having a great day, yea! (that makes mommy's heart happy) He is back down to 21% air, down to a rate of 10 and they are getting less dried blood when they suction his lungs. As soon as the secretions from his lungs are clear they will remove the vent tube. Plus today they are going to put in a feeding tube (down his nose - poor guy) but still his body is processing the IV food well enough they are going to feed him. Then he should really start gaining weight. And we put his prayer blanket over his isolette now that the blue light is gone. (The prayer blanket was made by our church, people said a prayer for Brody, tied a knot in the fringe, and signed it - so he is "covered" in prayer.)

I would like to say he looked restful today but that is not my little man. He is a total wiggle worm. I don't think he stays still unless he is absolutely worn out, like yesterday after his ecko. I know while I was pregnant I read that baby should be active in the morning for an hour or so then at night about an hour. Well not Brody, he moved all of the time and is still moving. Brent said Brody is going to be like him (y'all pray for me). B said when he was little he'd hit the floor running and play until he just fell asleep. I said, "What's new?"

The PDA is about the same but it is very little, 1.7mm. They are not being progressive about closing it with medicine because it isn't being a problem. So keep praying, God IS closing it.