Wednesday, May 20, 2009

If It Isn't One Thing, It's Another

So there is mixed news today. Overnight, Jacob's blood sugar levels were doing great, and as of his 12:30 pm checkup today, his blood sugar has totally stabilized and is no longer on his IV drip. Now he needs to make sure that those levels stay up for at least 24 hours before they'll even think of letting him go, but we're making strides.

However, overnight his bilirubin levels went up, meaning that he is now jaundiced. So he's in an enclosed incubator with some UV rays shooting at him until that gets cleared up. That's kind of a wait-and-see situation, so hopefully he progresses soon and can check out. His mommy and daddy really want him to come home!

Speaking of mommy, she's doing better today. She's still sore and slow-moving, but she's definitely on the mend. Just like with her son, it's slow and steady at this point.

We'll keep you posted as things develop.

Here's the incubator:



And here's the little bean:


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4 comments:

  1. daniMay 21, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    You guys look amazing...Jacob is gorgeous and I am thinking about you every day!!
    Hope he is headed home ASAP.

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  2. eeMay 21, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    So precious.

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  3. tarakMay 21, 2009 at 7:49 PM

    You can totally see that he's ready to go home. Get well soon, Little J, there are so many people waiting to meet your acquaintance.

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  4. Monson'sMay 21, 2009 at 11:05 PM

    thanks for keeping all of us posted! i'm glad that he's home now! i wish that i could pop over for a visit! congrats!

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