Greetings, All.
Elsa and Jonas are three weeks old!
Elsa has had two really good days. She has continued to be very stable on her ventilator and "tolerated" her feeds. She opened her eyes a day or two ago and she looks so much better from her first couple of days. Her PICC line went in earlier this week and she no longer has an IV in her head. She is now on a continuous feed line which gives her a small amount of milk throughout the day.
Jonas has also done well the past two days. We were really worried two days ago when he was fighting the ventilator. The doctors ended up heavily sedating him so that he could rest and receive the full benefit of the ventilators for a couple of days. It was a little hard seeing him really knocked out but we knew it was to help him heal. He did really well while sedated and was brought out of his sedation early this morning. He continued to show progression and has been weaned several times on his ventilator today with success. The doctors will continue to closely monitor his blood gases and may still decide that a small dosage treatment of steroids might be beneficial although they are giving him some more time to grow out of his lung troubles first.
In the NICU it is really hard to be physically 'close' to Elsa and Jonas. The nurses encourage us to participate in the daily care of our two babies as a way to keep us close with them. This means we get to take their temperature, change their diapers, and give them a mouthwash for their ventilator tubes. The first couple of times our hands were a little shaky and unsure but we have really grown to love this time with our kids.
We continue to pray for the healing and growing of Elsa and Jonas.
God Bless,
Dan & Mari & Jonas & Elsa
I am glad the past two days have been good ones. Our continued prayers are with you and your precious miracles.
ReplyDeleteHow fun to be able to change their diapers and give the mouthwash, etc. I'm sure its great to be able to be physically close when you can. Good to hear about your days, and glad these were good ones:) We're praying...Love, Jane and Ralph
ReplyDeleteSuch good news! I'm sure the interaction is doing wonders for your hearts. Still praying, Jeff & Kim
ReplyDeleteI was so happy to read this post! Great to hear that the last two days were good ones for Elsa and Jonas! I am praying that the good days will continue for the little ones and the big ones too! Take care of yourselves too Mari and Dan!
ReplyDeleteI am continuing to pray for Elsa and jonas every day. I am glad to hear you guys have had some good days.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to hear the Elsa and Jonas have had a couple of great days. Your in our thoughts and prayers. Take care
ReplyDeleteCarol