Ruth had a small scare last night when the on call doctor told her to come in to be checked out for a potential blood clot. After spending hours in the ER we were glad to hear that she had no clot and would be fine.
When leaving we dropped by the NICU and found them moving John to an open crib because his weight exceeds 1800 grams (3 pounds 15 ounces) and he is controlling his own temperature. He looks very cute in the preemie Halloween outfits he has gotten, which the nurses seem to like.
Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:29 PM, CDT
John is back in the isolette as of this evening. He was having a bit of trouble keeping his temperature up. And he had a little more reflux and residual that were causing drops in O2 levels and heart rate.
However, John did great during kangaroo care with Daddy tonight. And his levels are back up now that he is in the isolette. The nurses had warned that this was a trial run to see how he tolerated it.
For now he is going to continue to relax and strengthen in the isolette and try the open crib at a later time. It's all part of the NICU roller coaster.We are blessed that overall John is doing well. Thank you for your continued support and prayers. =)
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