Friday, October 31, 2008

Day 13

Loki is now up to 696 grams. Once his growth kicks in, we hope to see his mass increase by 10% each day.

The oxygen concentration in his respirator is down to 21%, which is the normal concentration found in the atmosphere.

Unfortunately, the staff suspects that his heart murmur may have reopened. He will get another cardiac ultrasound next week.

We continue to hope that he will be removed from the respirator on Monday. After that, we may be able to hold Loki.

Mom is feeling a bit sick again, and stayed home today. She is very sad about this. I will try to get away from work and visit the tyke.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Seems like so far things have gone relatively smoothly...I know how much Mama wants to hold that baby, so I will send good thoughts about the respirator coming off...Happy first Halloween, little Loki Sky!
Cheryl

marieke said...

Grow little loki, grow:-) enjoy your yummie moms milk..... sleep a hole in the day (Dutch expression)and have beautyfull dreams.
Mom and dad, hold on. Big hug for you and a small one for loki. X

Anonymous said...

Lieve mom,
Wat moeilijk dat je er niet kan zijn. We hopen dat je je snel weer beter voelt. Wat zou het mooi zijn om dat wondertje straks vast te kunnen houden. We duimen ervoor!!
Kus Maaike, Richard en een aai (zachtjes!) van Flo

About Loki Sky

Loki Sky is a special little man. He was a very early micropreemie, weighing only 610 grams (1 lb, 5 oz) after 24 weeks, 3 days gestation, born to an American Father and a Dutch Mother in Berkeley, California on October 18, 2008.

On January 11, 2009, while still in the hospital NICU, his one kidney stopped working. It was repaired after three surgeries. After spending time in three hospitals in three cities, Loki came home on February 17. He struggled with eating, and then stopped in July, leading to 8 days in the hospital, a failure-to-thrive diagnosis, and a NG feeding tube. On October 10, a minor surgery installed a G feeding tube. Another procedure replaced it with a new one, and then again with a Mic-Key button in Jan. 2010.

In August 2010, he and his parents moved to the Netherlands.

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