This little boy got a bath today and smelled fresh and clean. I am sure it was about time! She said he was pretty smelly. He also has a bad case of cradle cap that they are trying to get rid of. Check out his spiky hair!
Mason had a busy day today. He had his weekly cranial ultrasound and they ordered x-rays of his wrists. They are going to start giving him a diuretic to try to get any small amounts of fluid off of his lungs two times a day. Because he has already had lasix (a harsher diuretic) he is at risk for having ricket's disease. Ricket's disease is a softening of the bones and is usually caused from a vitamin D deficiency but in premies it can be brought on by diuretics pulling fluid off, as well as calcium and phosphorus away from the bones. They wanted to go ahead and check for this because they can supplement him and they would put a sign up saying he fragile (that way nurses and other professionals would be extra careful when working with him). They are hoping that this diuretic will give him the extra push to get off the vent. They also increased his feeds to 3 today and he continues to tolerate them well. He LOVES to sleep on his belly and was stating good. His blood gas tonight was better so hopefully the medicine is already working. They were able to go down a little bit on his rates. All in all it was another good day.
Psalm 118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever.
Sweet baby boy! It took my daughter 8 months to like to sleep on her stomach. Looks like little Mason has caught onto that one fast! Praying for more good days for him...and you!
ReplyDeleterickets. when i found out rachel had that it was a punch to the gut. i hope your little man avoids it!
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