Today, a nurse saw Loki open his eyes just a bit. Mom caught it on a photo, below. I missed it so far.
Loki is accepting the milk feeding, so far. He has put on a bit of weight, up to 675 grams.
The brain ultrasound has occurred, but we don't have results yet.
The ventilator is on a low power setting, which is good. It indicates that he is doing a significant portion of the breathing himself.
Loki had a couple blood lines pulled, one from his navel, one from his arm. The former, in particular, looked infected. But a blood culture came back negative, so there appears to be no infection in his bloodstream. Mom assisted in removing the line from his arm. When the tape was slowly pulled off, he cried - without sound. Mom's heart broke.
I am back at work today. My employer has been extremely supportive and flexible through all this, and deserves praise. My mother (Grandma, a.k.a. Nana) will leave on Thursday. Mom's mom and step-dad (Oma and Opa) should return later today.
Untitled (written 8/30/2008)
5 months ago
1 comments:
Lieve Loki, mom and dad,
Ofcourse your heart broke! I can almost feel it myself, even from the other side of the world.
What is Loki thinking when he opens his eyes? I know...'I do have the most beautifull mom and dad in the world! I am a lucky guy.' And he can fall asleep again. Liefs, X Marieke
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