The First 10 days
They say that rarely are two kids ever exactly alike. So far our two precious babies have been about as different as could be.
Sarai was born a little early, lost about a pound and has hardly had a scratch since her birth. Jadon, well he, has been a slightly different matter.
Jadon came on time, gained weight slowly and had to have a hole in his diaphragm fixed. He is going to be such an adorable little boy, and I can’t wait to bring him home from the hospital. Since surgery, Jadon has made steady progress. He took a little while to give back his anesthesia, which caused his CO2 levels to go up a little bit, but once they figured out the delicate balance between sedation and pain meds (to keep him comfortable and resting in recovery) he has started to make progress.
Once this balance was achieved his blood gas levels have looked great and they have started to slowly wean him off the ventilator. During this process they have also slowly weaned him off of the “heavier” meds and are now only using Tylenol for pain. On Thursday they started him on a slow drip of breast milk (1 ounce every 3o hours) and have since doubled that.
The current plan has the ventilator to be removed today (Saturday, November 14) and for Jadon to begin nursing sometime early next week. This will be the last of the hurdles to clear before he can come home. His lungs sound good, his bowels are moving properly (I am sure that you all wanted to know that) and he is showing that he can gain weight.
As far as Sarai, she has enjoyed her time with her Grandma, Grandpa, Nana and Papa (I am sure that we will have to break her of all the spoiling when they go home, but we DO APPRECIATE all the help they have given). She has picked out a book a day for us to take to the hospital to read to Jadon. She even prayed last night for Jadon to come home because, “I miss him,” she said.
We are doing far better than we think we should be for all that has gone on in our world in the past month. It can be so hard to allow people to serve you when you have been so wired to serve others. God has shown us His love for us through the selfless acts of others. From Andy and Misty coming over to watch Sarai for us to go to the hospital and deliver Sarai (even taking time off to make sure she had someone to watch her all day, what great friends), to Tim and Mary Beth Babcock who have watch Sarai and helped orchestrate meals from friends and to all of those who have prayed (we’ve felt them), called, texted, emailed and asked.
We have felt the love of others and can hardly express in words what it has meant to us over the past 1o days. Our little boy is getting better and should be coming home soon. Thank you so much for how you have served us.
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