So the twins got to visit Jacob Jr. again today. The NICU allows siblings under 14 to visit infants two times a week for 15 minutes. The girls love seeing him move and wiggle. They especially love his binky! He has the smallest binky made and he doesn't take take it very often, but it calms him down sometimes when he is fidgety.
Junior had a good morning but a rough afternoon. The nurses have 3 indicators of pain/discomfort. 1) excessive movement or fidgeting, 2) elevated heart rate, and 3) low or greatly swinging blood oxygen levels. Junior was exhibiting all three this afternoon even after his sedative and painkillers had been given. The doctor was a little worried and ordered an immediate chest x-ray to see if any internal changes were evident. Fortunately there weren't, so they asked Jeanne to do a containment hold (where she holds his feet and head snug) and he calmed down a bit. Finally, he was due for another dose of painkiller and that calmed him down.
Tonight they also finally pulled out his umbilical arterial line which was almost at its limit and were able to successfully put in a secondary line on his wrist where they can continue to draw blood and monitor blood pressure. They were concerned about being able to install that line but it went in smoothly. His liver has remained stable with the Tylenol treatments they are giving him to close the hole in his heart. They will stay on that course and do another echo-cardiogram early next week to see if it has been effective in closing the PDA.
Thank you for all of your love and prayers. Here are a few more pics for you!
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| Madi with a big cheesy grin for Junior |
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| Kate being a good big sister |
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| Junior practicing his reverent pose, with penguin feet |
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