Don with Christian
Don with Brock
Christian's first hold with Dad, aren't they cute!!!
Brock's first hold with mom... I got up and had a LOT of drool on me :) Funny how I didn't care at all.
Christian and Dad again with his Barefoot blanket... so fitting :)We had a big weekend with the boys. Don, Brandon's dad was in town on Friday to meet our little guys. They got a nice visit in with him in the afternoon (see pics below). On Sat. Brandon and I were able to see the boys two times at the 11am feeding and the 2pm feeding. On Sat. night we had a call with their doctor.
As always, Brock is stable and Christian is our little trouble maker. After doing an ultrasound on his kidneys, the doctor discovered a sizable blood clot below his kidneys but before his legs. The clot is large, but doesn't seem to be blocking anything right now. The NICU doctor meet with a hematologist and they decided last night to give him some medication to make sure his clotting levels were correct. Then this morning, he will get another ultrasound to see how the clot is looking. If it is the same or worse, the doctors will give him heparin blood thinner. If it is better, they will just watch it. Another issue would be why did he develop the clot in the first place? Hopefully the blood tests will reveal some reason why his body made the clot.... keep everyone posted on the results! Some blood tests will be back tonight and others will take a week to process.
On Sunday Brandon and I got to feel like parents and hold our little guys. I held Brock and Brandon held Christian. We sat with them for a few hours and just enjoyed being with them. What a treat.
Sunday Brock got taken off his breathing tube (yeah) after he removed it himself (yet again) and was moved to a CPAP line in his nose. He also got the tubes out of his belly button and put into his arm.
I was told again that mid-Oct. would most likely be the release point for the boys..... so we have a LONG few months to deal with all the NICU challenges with them.
Keep they boys in your prayers, as we can see they are still very little and fragile and need all the support there is to offer.
Jenn
Jenn!!! I'm teary eyed looking at the pictures of you guys holding your little ones! It is precious that you were able to lay Brock on your chest...so sweet!! I've heard that the skin to skin contact where they can hear your heartbeat is SO good for them! We will be praying for both boys, and specifically for Christian's clotting situation. Thanks for sharing the story and keeping us posted!! I'm still following all of your updates from my hospital bed :-)
ReplyDeleteIsn't holding them the sweetest things ever. It's so comforting and relaxing that Manny and I always felt like we could just fall asleep. It is awesome that the boys are transitioning onto CPAP! And that they are getting their arterior (belly button) lines out! Those are huge milestones in the NICU world! They will be taking bottles in no time, and will be home before you know it!
ReplyDelete