Oxygen Level: 21%
Oxygen Machine: Nasal Canula
Weight: 3lb 7 oz
Day Nurse: Norma, Gloria (smh...)
Night Nurse: Jessica
Happy 1 monthaversary to my honeybun! 1 month ago, you came into our lives, and with it brought an abundant amount of love that we have never felt before. You changed our lives for the better, and we could never imagine our lives without you in it! You are the love of our lives Noah, happy that you're here :-)!
Today wasn't the best of days for Noah though. They started him on antibiotics (yesterday) through an IV in his hand, but apparently it blew since the veins in their hands are so little. The night nurse, Jessica, moved the IV to his scalp. Nurse say that the veins up there are bigger, and it's a good place for them to have an IV although it isn't the nicest looking place to have it. He has to be on the antibiotics for 10 days. They found something growing in his urine. I haven't gotten the full update yet on what it is, but once I know, I will write it in the post for tomorrow.
He didn't seem to be in a comfortable position around 5:30, but that's the way he usually gets around 30 minutes before his feeding. I just felt like he was a little most squirmish then he has been in the past few days. When Gloria was changing his diaper and getting his temperature, he never opened his eyes, which was different to see. Jessica said that it was a good sign to see that he was a little squirmish because some babies get very lethargic when they are sick and on antibiotics. So please keep praying that the infection goes away and that it isn't a big setback. Jessica said that she won't be surprised if they reduce his flow tomorrow since he has been at 21% all day on 5.0 LPM.
She was a really nice nurse. Very thorough and willing to explain everything to me when I had questions. I really liked her. So, I will keep you posted on little man's progress! Oh, she said that his cultures from yesterday to today already looked better, so I have no doubt that this infection will pass soon, but she said they will still keep him on there for 10 days so that the bacteria doesn't build resistance to the antibiotics in the future.
I love you babycakes! Muah!
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