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We finally retrieved our usb cable for our camera from the house. Here are some of the pics taken over the past few days. Enjoy!
After charming all of the NICU nurses with his chubbiness, Jacob went on a fun ride through the hospital this afternoon. Mom and Dad were waiting for a room to open on NICU Bays 4 or 5, in order to have a private room with Jacob, rather than a small curtained off area in Bay 3. An opening came along and Jacob packed up all his things (okay, so the nurse packed them up). He was wheeled through the halls – sleeping all the way – and now resides in his new home, which acts as a transitionary bay between NICU and home.
The move was prompted by his good health and continued improvement. A glucose test earlier in the day came back within the range of normal infants, and allowed him to come off his IV. Hooray for one less cord! Well, not really, as the cord is still there to administer antibiotics (currently happening at press time). Jacob continues to put on the ounces (currently 7 lbs, 11 oz), and is making friends with the new nursing staff.
Mom and Dad are doing well also with Elise surviving her first full night with Jacob.
Mother and baby are doing well. Jacob has a small lung infection which is very treatable and normal. As a result the doctors have him on EKG, IV, and breathing tube. The breathing tube in his nose helped get a little more oxygen in his lungs as he was taking short rapid breaths. By Wednesday he was using the room air mixture through the tube and by that afternoon, it was taken out.
His breaths continue to get deeper and more relaxed. He is on a 7 day regimen for antibiotics which means he will stay in the hospital until Tuesday. After some work, Jacob got his sucking perfected and is starting to eat quite a lot. He loves to sleep and is definitely a hard sleeper: the nurses took some blood when he was asleep and he never even woke up when they pricked him!
Elise was officially discharged this afternoon (Wednesday). There are no available family rooms currently in the NICU, so we are on a waiting list. Currently, Elise will be staying at the hospital with Jacob while Dad travels back and forth to classes, work, and the NICU. Thankfully, the NICU has a family lounge, shower area, and small kitchen to make the stay a little more pleasant.