What a night we had last night!!! Isaac slept...but, he was very restless. He sleeps right beside me in a swing...and every breath he takes...I can hear it. Last night, he was making so many crazy noises in his dreams and was choking (the reflux was BACK!!)...I'm not sure how that happened, I haven't missed a dose of medicine! I had to get out of bed and actually get dressed by 8am (if Joe was here..he'd be so proud!). Mark, our friend and speech therapist (feeding specialist) was coming over to check on Isaac since the introduction to oxygen during our feedings. When Mark arrived....he said, "Kathy..his lips are blue!". Really??? I think I'm just use to his blueberry head! We checked his sats and they were 68...so, we hooked up the oxygen and got them back into the 70s. Mark was here to watch Isaac's feeding...and boy was I glad...at his 6am feeding, I could only get him to drink 1oz. Well, wouldn't you know that I have another actor on my hands!!! Isaac drank 3ozs with no problems while Mark was here...and his sats even went into the low 80s!!! What a STINKER! But, Mark did notice how blue the bags got under Isaac's eyes and how heavy his breathing became after the feeding...he's going to call a report into the cardiologist (just so one more person...other than an over-protective mom says the same thing). He said he doesn't think Isaac will make it to August without surgery (not that he's a doc...just because he works with so many heart babies). Until we get Isaac's heart fixed...he's not going to grow properly...he's just getting enough nutrition to keep him alive (a grower and feeder is what they call him). I'm prepared for the wild boy he'll become with a SUPER-DUPER new heart....and I'm ready for the challenge!!! Throughout the remainder of our day...Isaac did pretty good. He just doesn't want to sleep in the day time...and i NEED TO TAKE A NAP!!! He wants me to hold him all day long! And I may be crazy..but, I think he sees pretty good now..and starts crying when he can't see me...(Oh...I do NOT want to create a monster like that!). He's snoozing now (in the swing beside the bed) and the other boys have crashed....I'm next!
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Kat,
Is he sleeping in the cradle, or swing at night?
I read in a study that they did in England telling parents NOT to let their kids sleep in car seats. It said when kids are sleeping too much upright that they can turn their heads into certain positions and it puts pressure on their windpipe, causing a lack of oxygen.
He's getting bigger now, and tries to move his little head around. Notice in his pictures how his little chin looks like it is down to his chest. You might want to get Inventor Joe to fix you like a recliner that you can adjust to various positions.
Hey, I saw that new pacifier. How's it working?
Okay Issac, you are stressing your mom out just a little. You need to lay back and chill out. Be a big boy and let mom leave the room every now and then. Your big brothers will look after you. Pretty soon Eli will have you out riding in his new Escalade!
Y'all be good!
MOM/Grandma
Let me know if you need anything or if I need to take the other two boys to NC for a break. Seth really wants to hang out with your boys.
Take care.
Mandy
Post a Comment