Monday 12/01/08

Monday, December 1, 2008 11:02 PM, CST
John was a little fussy this morning (very unlike him). He wouldn't settle down and was pretty restless thru the feedings. He mainly wanted to be bundled and held. Thankfully he was much better by the evening.

He continues to have little drops in heart rate and O2 levels. He mainly resolves them on his own and some of them are so quick the monitor alarms don't go off.


The doctor ordered an echocardiogram today to double check on John's murmur. Murmurs are quite common in premature babies; she just wants to make sure it is just due to prematurity. We receive the official results tomorrow.

Since John is continuing to have reflux, the doctor is considering adding something to the breatmilk to thicken it up. From what the nurses tell us, these "additives" are not readily available and are expensive. Ironically, this would be less of an issue if he was on formula. Go figure!


Thankfully, John continues to grow and get more beautiful. And he is getting the cutest cheeks!