Finally got to hold him!!!

Yesterday Gibson had a pretty mellow day.  Things went well. It seems that the pneumonia is under control and he is starting to recover.  Our nurse Bonnie (one of our favorite primary nurses) said she was going to ask Dr. Null if we could hold Gibson because we all need that bonding!  Well, today when we got here Bonnie had gotten the approval!  Yes, we were able to finally hold our baby!  Tears of joy spread from the hospital up through Idaho and down to Arizona.  We each were able to hold him for about 40 minutes and Gibson did so well!  He was so calm and didn’t get anxious or scared the whole time.  It has been a really long first month of life for Gibson, but to cuddle with his parents just made the whole thing worth it.  Actually, holding and feeling his soft skin on ours was the most amazing thing ever!  We thought we couldn’t love him more than we already do, but being able to hold, squeeze and kiss our little baby for the first time just made us love him even more.  He is the sweetest little thing and even though it was only a few minutes it meant the world to us for the nurses and doctors to LET us do that.  We can’t wait for the next time we’ll have the opportunity to have him in our arms for those precious few minutes.

Gibson did have a rough morning however.  His right lung still has tons of secretions in there.  In an x-ray the lungs are darker grey with light grey lines running vertical. The top half of his right lung, so the good one, was white.  The white is all the mucus build up in there or the secretions.  His oxygen levels have gone up and some of the vent settings are higher to help him breathe easier and he won’t have to work so hard with the coughing. They are doing chest PTs every 6 hours. This is where they pound softly on his chest to help break some of that mucus up so they can get that right lung to re-inflate like it has been.  

                All in all things are on the up and up right now for Gibson.  They have turned his feeding up to 4ccs an hour in hopes that his digestive tract will all start working properly.  The amount of bile coming back up through his stomach is also going down so as soon as we get some bowel movements everything should start going the right direction.

                After being able to hold him we know there are so many more positive things to come in his future.  It makes the thought of being here till July or later a little easier to accept.  We love our little man so much and are so proud of the example he has been to us.  We are always looking forward to each day to see him and to the day we can introduce him to his real home.  We love and appreciate all of you that have helped us out with your love and support.



Gibson's just hanging out in his snuggy.