Today we were lucky, Loki and us. We had great nurses taking care of him, and that makes a huge difference. As you can see on the pictures he loves being swaddled. Although it is still searching for the right isolet temperature so he does not overheat, he is very calm and satisfied this way, except when he has pain in his tummy. He sometimes has a hard time processing his food; just like a big baby boy. He squirms, cries, turns bright red, squeezes his little cheeks with his hands and, if lucky, has a big poopy diaper. It is very hard to see him in so much discomfort and not be able to pick him up and comfort him. Usually it does not take too long before he passes whatever needs to be passed, and he is happily sucking away on his pacifier or feeding tube.
We also had a special visitor all the way from Wisconsin, with yummie, yummie Mexican food from a great restaurant in Alameda.
Loki reached a kilo, in fact he ways 1,016 grams today, hooray big boy! His IV is out, and the results of the Lumbar Puncture came back negative (no yeast infection traces found in his spinal fluid). He is done with all his anti biotics and in addition to fortified breastmilk he continues to receive vitamins, caffeine and now also some iron.
We continue to go for GROW!!
Untitled (written 8/30/2008)
5 months ago
8 comments:
Ha lieve mensen,
wat heerlijk om weer goed nieuws te krijgen!
Vandaag heel lang met oma Heleen aan de telefoon gezeten en dat bracht jullie drietjes ook dichterbij.
Veel liefs,
Wopke en Judith
1 kilo - way to go Loki!!!!! what a milestone. and, to think his wt gain comes from mom's own milk - amazing!
xoxo
courtney
Hoorah! One kilo plus! Way to go, Loki! And I'm very happy re:lumbar puncture results and discontinuation of antibiotics:)
Also, now that Loki can tolerate the additon of Fer-in-sol(iron drops), he should have bigger increases in his hematocrit and hemoglobin..all the better for oxygenation. The infection setback kept Loki hanging around the launchpad, but now he's ready for lift-off. He should grow quickly now, as well as better tolerate feeds and stress.
Happy Thanksgiving Day to you all.I know that you have an extra bit (a one kilo bit!) to be thankful for this year.
A big hello to Nana, too.
Knuffels en kusjes voor jou, Loki.
Nurse Janet
It's so great for us here in the Netherlands to know that Loki has such a dedicated nurses as nurse Janet around him. We already knew that he has great parents!, but the professional care is also very important in this period. And this goes beyond professional. Every time I read nurse Janets comment I'm getting emotional. Mom an Dad you must be so lucky with the connection people feel with your son. As tiny as he is, he already has a lot of effect on people all over the world.
I'm very happy that Loki is doing so great.
Dikke kus, Maaike
lieve Kathalijn, wat gaat het goed met jullie kleine mannetje, mooi om het elke dag te lezen. In gedachte ben ik vaak bij jullie, liefs Greet
After seeing the pictures below it is unbelievable how much he has filled out in the four weeks since I saw the little dude. He REALLY looks like Daddy Jesse when he smiles! Happy Thanksgiving to Nurse Janet who is an absolute angel. I think she has earned her place in heaven for sure. And thank you for being "surrogate nana" for me and keeping such a close eye on him. I am eternally thankful.
hugs and kisses to all...nana
Hey mom and dad,
What a good news, over a kilo!!!
We enjoy to see how Loki is doing much better.
Lots of love and kisses for Loki,
sister and brother in law of "opa Frits"
Huub and Paula
Loki is looking stronger by the day!
Mike Clark
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