Last Sunday we were a little stressed since his ventilator 02 was around 70-80%, and he was still struggling. He still has the occasions where is O2 saturation goes up and down at random so the NICU nurses are constantly having to adjust his O2.
One minute Aiden will be at 97% saturation and then the next he will be in the low 80's. It can be very frustrating to watch.
Today his O2 was between 35-50%, so Holly and I are breathing easier(no pun intended).
Getting ready to be moved - his forehead is wrinkled which means he's just not that sure about whats going on!
He is still on the oscillating ventilator so possibly tomorrow (Wednesday) he will be given another steroid called Decadron so give him a boost and hopefully get him off the "os" vent.
Aiden is digesting his milk very well and is currently being fed 6.5ml per hour. Tonight he weighed in at 2lb 9oz, only 4 oz's to go and he'll weigh a full pound more than when he was born!
Aiden will be given his 1st eye exam tomorrow, we were told that this can be stressful for Aiden so not to be surprised if his ventilator settings are higher when we visit tomorrow.
Tonight Heather was working in the NICU, so far she's the only nurse who actually jumps into the picture instead of out of it ;)
We put this picture on here so that Heather's dad can see that she actually works when she is at work...the gloves prove it!
Aiden's breathing tube needed adjustment tonight so we got another chance to actually see him without tape on his face. Just as suspected he is Holly from the nose up and Jeremy from the nose down......definately the "Nicolls" chin !
1 comment:
Ok, that's some good stuff. Heather cracks me up. She is a silly silly girl. Aiden looks so good, I know he's still sick, but he looks really really good. Hopefully the steriods will kick in and he will be better soon!
Post a Comment