Jaxson turned 3 months old yesterday! He weighed 8 lb 1 oz. He is getting so big! We were looking at some pictures from when he was first born, and it's amazing how much he's changed! We took him a balloon and a little poster to decorate his "room" for his party, and I made some yummy cupcakes for the nurses. He's such a party pooper! Literally, he slept and pooped through his whole party! Little stinker!
He loves swingin' in the little swing in the NICU. It's so funny to walk in and see him sitting there in his little swing in the floor!
He passed his hearing test and finished getting his vaccines yesterday. They also swapped him back to Alimentum. We didn't want him to go home on the EleCare, since it was going to cost us so much. They're planning to keep him on the Alimentum for a couple more days and try him on NeoSure. Then, (fingers crossed) they'll try him on breastmilk. Dr. Bruce told me today that if they put him on breastmilk, we'll have to add breastmilk fortifier to it which costs $1 per ounce! We will pay for it up front, and insurance will reimburse us at 80%. It's a lot better than the EleCare!
His head ultrasound came back clear today, so that's definitely positive. He is not showing any signs of cerebral palsy! Other big news this week is his platelets. They are 138k! That's so awesome! His c. diff is also back to normal. Dr. Brasfield, his pulmonologist, saw him today and doesn't want to make any change
s to his oxygen.
s to his oxygen. He is on track to go home this weekend. Eric and I have to spend the night at the hospital Friday and Saturday night, and Jaxson gets to come home Sunday!!! He will be on oxygen for at least a few weeks, as well as Actigall (for his liver and to help lower his biliruben), Reglan (for gastroesophogeal reflux), and Poly-Vi-Sol (iron drops).
He loves swingin' in the little swing in the NICU. It's so funny to walk in and see him sitting there in his little swing in the floor!
We are so excited for him to finally be coming home! Once he comes home, I will be off work for several weeks and won't be able to post as often because we don't have internet at home. I'm going to try to go somewhere and post updates with pictures of him at home! YAY!!! I know he's going to miss all of his fellow podmates at the NICU, and we will continue to pray for them once he comes home! Jaxson asked me to give a special shout out to Annaleece and Baxter!
Thanks for continuing to pray for us!!!
3 comments:
Awesome news. Happy 3 Month birthday Jaxson!
that is great! my boys are almost a year old and i have been looking back at all the old pictures it's amazing how much they change each day! i know jaxson will be so happy to be home with his mommy and daddy! it's so weird when you finally get to go home because the nurses have been taking care of him for so long! one thing good about the hospital is that he will more than likely be on a really good schedule when he gets home! good luck. we will be praying for you all!
Happy 4 months old, I have been thinking about your family.
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