Landon (and parents) are having a much better day today. He started the day by weighing in at 1070 grams….30 higher than yesterday. He also had no reported apnea spells since they switched him back to the high flow cannula yesterday. With the better oxygen, he looks more pink and he was awake for a longer period of time with his eyes wide open. I also held him in a swaddled position instead of Kangaroo style. He and I really enjoyed it. While he was awake, I was able to really talk to him and look into his eyes. His heart rate came down and he fell into a nice, deep sleep. He was also fed through his tube while I held him and had no apneas! He tends to get apneas during feedings, but he did so well all wrapped up.
On another note, one of Landon’s NICU buddies (he is Landon’s size and about the same age) has had a really bad last few days. Please pray, wish or think of him and his parents during these difficult times. With love and support, he will pull through.
I will keep the other family in my thoughts.
So glad Landon is doing so well today and gained the grams..will pray for his little buddy to follow Landon..JO
Sarah, I\’m sure swaddling Landon was amazing for you both – I get chills just thinking about it. Shae is worried that Landon is cold all the time – she wonders why he isn\’t wearing any jammies? And she wonders if he has heating and air conditioning in his \”condo\”? (sorry, I can\’t control what pops into a 6yr olds head!)
We pray for all the little ones in NICU\’s everywhere.
Love Cuz B, T & S
Love the little cousins and all their thought processes. Yes, Landon does have heating in his condo. They also check his temperature all of the time to make sure he is warm. When they take him out of the condo, we wrap him in blankets to keep the heat in because the outside air temps are colder than the air in the condo. Tell Shae that his diaper is so big that it is almost like jammies anyway.