His First "Not-So-Great" Day

Yesterday started out early with a 5am call from the hospital. It's really scary to get a call from the hospital in the middle of the night because you automatically assume the worst. Luckily the worst hasn't happened, but Jaden did have a hard night. He wasn't doing so well on the cPAP anymore (I think his tiny body was just exhausted from breathing all on it's own) so they had to put him back on the ventilator. When they did that, they gave him some calming meds and Morphine, so he was basically out of it the entire day, which was fine since he deserved a break. But his labs were a little off, his x-rays showed that his lungs weren't re-opening quite like they wanted them too, his oxygen was still higher than they wanted, his hemoglobin's were low, and he was just not acting quite like Jaden usually acts. So they turned the ventilator slightly up to help open his lungs up a little more and they gave him some antibiotics (they think he might have an infection but they aren't sure - better safe than sorry), and they gave him some more blood. The only problem is that they took his ART line out, which means they had to put in an IV. They had a REALLY hard time finding a site for it. His veins just weren't working with them, so eventually they put it in his little head. As a mom, that was really hard to see. But if it helps him to feel better, than I guess it's all right. So here are some of our pictures from yesterday: Proof that I do change diapers.His super tiny pacifier! It's adorable! You can also see the IV in his precious head.This is a very blurry picture of me lifting him up to be weighed. My mom is still learning how to operate my camera. :) He now weighs 1 pound 10.5 ounces! That is 5.5 ounces gained in 12 days, and that was even before his blood transfusion last night, so his weight will only increase.This is me feeding him. Not the most traditional route, but I was feeding him nonetheless. He is up to 6mL a day! I better keep pumping it out!My precious little boy! I love Jaden so much, and I keep praying for him and thank all of you for your prayers as well. Jake and I both feel them working.

Today will be the hard day for Jaden. Yesterday they let him rest and regain his strength, but today he needs to start breathing again instead of letting the ventilator do all of the work. So keep the prayers coming!