Friday, April 24, 2015

So junior has had a rough day today.  His umbilical line that was placed on Monday worked its way out of position and was no longer usable, so they had to put in a pick line into his arm.  They were able to remove the umbilical line without any complications or extra bleeding which was a great blessing.  The pick line wasn't clotting very well and he bled quite a bit before getting two ffp's (fresh frozen plasma).  He was able to start clotting after a couple of hours of having the pick line placed which was a huge relief.  We also found out that he has anemia and they had to give him red blood cells as well.

Finally, his lung was collapsing with the first ventilator, so they have a new ventilator on higher support that maintains a higher residual pressure between breaths to keep his lungs from collapsing and it seems to be helping.  The biggest concern right now is the clotting and possible infection with the open wounds he has on his body that appear after being moved too much.  Also, they have to shut down the giving of mother's milk after giving blood as it can damage his intestines, so we have to wait a few more days before we can try that again.

We did have a sweet moment of mom, dad, and baby Jacob time where we were able to sing to him with the curtain closed around us.  Jeanne would sing a lot to him with the Madi and Kate while he was in the womb. The girls loved singing their favorite songs to him.  While we were singing to him today he wiggled his little foot and arm a little bit.  We like to think that he recognized the songs and our voices.

Sr. and Jr.

My Jacobs