8/11 - Jaxon is 6days old, Almost a whole week:)
Jaxon has been having pretty ok days the past few days! He still is having some blood come up from his breathing tube, but not at much as before. He still does have a large PDA (that open fetal pathway the would normally close right after birth on a term baby). When the pda is still open, the blood shunts through the body different. The doctors seem to think that as soon as that PDA closes, the bloody stuff from the breathing tube will stop (hopefully). So today all his lab work was good, and they are going to start IV medication in hopes to close that PDA! He was having a hard time keeping his platelet count up so he has had to receive platelets a few times. His head sono has been good as well. He has a small grade 1 on the left side of the brain (which will normally go away on its own) and normal on the right!!! They probably wont recheck the head sono for a while (this is normal practice). He is being treated with antibiotics for 7 days just because I was ruptured for so long. They are also hoping to do a spinal tap this afternoon, just to make sure no infection there. He is looking better each and every day! He is no longer swollen and the bruising is getting much better. We just need his jaundice level to go down so he can come out from under the blue lights and we can see his face and eyes more. We are being very patient though! We just want what best for out little guy. Jeff and I are going to be going up to see him tonight! We can't wait. Hopefully in the next couple weeks he will be off the vent and we can hold him! I am anxious to hold him, as I have not got to at all yet. But again, I want to do the best thing for my precious boy! Thanks to everyone for all the positive thoughts and prayers! Jaxon still has a tough road ahead of him, but he is a strong little thing!