Hard Day

March 3 2008
Today is Jonathan and Prestons original due date (40 weeks) It has been very hard thinking that I should have both my boys in my arms, healthy and happy! I shouldn't have to worry who's taking care of Jonathan and if he's o.k because they would both be in their crib and I would be taking care of them not different nurses!I often wonder why, but I do believe GOD has a plan and he knows what he is doing!
Well its been awhile but things are starting to look brighter! On the 22nd Feb. the doctors lowered his peep to 6 so the pressure of air is still there just not as strong, sat. 23rd he required ppv (bagging) so the doctors will start him back on caffeine,its just taking Jonathan a bit longer to remember to breathe. The 24th the docs decided to keep him on cpap because of his incident and we will just go day by day! The 25th I held him for 1hr on nasal cannula and he did great but putting him back on cpap was heart wrenching he turned red, cried and was so upset it broke my heart!After he was back on cpap I held him and he did o.k.Another eye exam on the 26th and his eyes are great but they do continue to watch them until 50 weeks! Jonathan needed ppv (bagging) on the 27th it actually happened when Justin and I came in his room it happened so fast, so scary! Jonathan has been seeing a o.t every day m-f for an hour she can't really do anything with him but she has showed us some exercises to work on with him because babies are born really early preemies have a higher chance of developing cerebral palsy! Well I have been holding Jonathan on nasal for 1 hour and he is doing excellent, I keep him on his belly and he has been moving his head and the o.t is very pleased that he is working his neck muscle which is a good sign. On the 29th I was holding Jonathan on his belly, his head on my chest. The o.t said eventually she would like to see him pick his head up and turn to the other side but she said since he has been on his back for so long with not a lot of tummy time its going to take time!! Jonathan however did it just as she described, the o.t was very pleased and surprised, he is such a big boy! On the 1st of March the docs increased the nasal time to 2 hours and he did great! On the 2nd the docs increased his nasal time to 2 hours 2x's a day once in the morning and once on midnights as of today the 3rd he is doing great! Oh yea he is 7lbs and 1 oz and looks cuter then ever!