Here is Luke under the cling wrap:
On Thursday, Jack was doing good and they wanted to put him back into the isolette (his pod :)). The doctor said I could hold him while they got his new bed ready and his things moved over. It was also a trial to see if we could continue to hold him and do kangaroo care (skin-to-skin). Jack did great and they said we could continue to do it as long as he was doing okay with it. I got to hold him for an hour and it was wonderful. I loved feeling his little body squirm and liked to hear his little squeaks around his breathing tube. I did not want to give him back. I also got to hold him on Friday! It was a little nerve racking because I did not want to move much because of his breathing tube. I was afraid that it might come out but it didn't and he did great during our cuddle time.
Me holding Jack:
The next morning (Saturday), Ken and I showed up and got a wonderful surprise--the doctors had REMOVED HIS BREATHING TUBE!!! He was breathing on his own and doing great. He is on oxygen on a nasal cannula and looked great. The doctor was going to start feeding him later that day. Ken demanded that he got to hold his son on the weekend and I graciously agreed and let him have the weekend holding.
Daddy and Son:
Luke is doing great too. I want to hold him too but he still is too sick to do that but he is improving everyday. Saturday the doctors were able to wean his nitric and his oxygen. They even decreased his vent setting more and Luke is doing great. He is down to 30-40% oxygen which is much better than the 100% he was on. They have been able to wean some of his other medications related to his lungs and heart. Saturday he got his new PICC line and today he got his arterial line. The nurse will be taking out his umbilical line later this afternoon. The doctor and nurse practitioner have said how good both of the boys are doing and are pleased the way Luke is responding to his medications. Luke will have another echocardiogram tomorrow to see how his heart looks. This echo will determine how much and how aggressive they can wean his medications and ventilator settings. Pray that his heart looks better and the pulmonary hypertension is resolving! Luke is a little fighter and all the nurses and the doctor have said they are amazed how much he moves and how strong he is! I pray that he keeps fighting and shows everyone how strong he can be!
Luke in his isolette and the iv pumps with all his medications:
Luke all cozy and resting:
Here are some pictures of when the transport team came and picked up the boys:
Some pictures of Jack and Luke:
Ken took each boy a toy--Jack got a pumpkin and Luke got a Carolina Panthers football. Jack got a razorback from Granddad Elms. I will get a picture of that soon:
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