March 16, 2013:

I'm currently watching my sweet lil boy sound asleep on daddy's chest. It's a precious site for sure. They've been able to keep his FiO2 in the 30's the past couple days which is super good. We haven't seen it this low in weeks. He's growing lots too. Last night his weight was 3 lb 14 oz!! Before you know it he will be 4 lbs!! He seems to be doing better with his secretions. His blood pressure has been elevated the past few days, so they got a renal ultrasound yesterday to check their function. There was some extra calcium buildup, but per the nephrology team, that's normal for preemies. His blood pressure was better today, so they are just going to monitor it. I think they have some special parameters for the blood pressure now. They haven't changed too much on rounds the past couple days. They will get a new x-ray on Monday and that will help them decide about weaning any pressures for the ventilator.
I passed my ACLS, so that's a relief. Now I have to worry about a bunch of online annual training for work and a EKG/Pacer test all due by May 31st. Being in the NICU for 2 months has taken a toll on us. I've been trying to stay healthy, but this weather changing back and forth and my interrupted sleeping pattern have really made it difficult. I think ACLS did me in. I'm fighting off some respiratory bug. I slept a whole lot yesterday and slept in this morning. Funny how I could fall asleep again right now.
Tonight is bath time, so Robert and I plan on coming back for that. It's always fun to see RJ's fuzzy hair all clean and fresh. We hope everyone is having a wonderful Sabbath. Thank you for all your prayers and support.