Thanks to Grandpa Jones for keeping the blog updated during these last few crazy days we have had with Gibson.  Gibson really appreciates all the love and support from his grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends.   We love you all.

Things are going very well here in the NICU.  Gibson is always looking out for everyone else already.  Last night he was looking at his mommy while she was telling him stories.  He got a serious look with his eyes, opened his hand and looked at his hand then his mom.  Once she put her finger in his hand he gave it a good squeeze, closed his eyes and went to sleep.  He is just so dang cute!!

Today the surgeon was planning on reducing his silo by putting some of his intestine back into his abdomen.  The plan was to push as much in until it got tight and leave the rest on the outside.  When the surgeon started to press his bowel into his abdomen it all ended up going in and they were able to completely close his incision.  This is a great thing! Less chance of infection and makes the healing process a little faster.   Gibson did awesome through the surgery and held his sats where they needed to be.  The weaning process is still slow and steady just the way Gibson wants it.  The Doctors say they will just listen to Gibson and when he’s ready they will wean.   He has had technically 4 surgeries in his young age (on and off ECMO, the repair on the diaphragm and the closing of the incision today). He’s already getting what he wants and he’s only 11 days old.  Hopefully he doesn’t make this a habit.

Swelling in his ventricles has gone down a little from the other day and today’s x-ray shows that his right lung is actually growing!  Dr Null said he probably won’t be doing the Tour De France but he’ll be able to get out and run around the neighborhood with his buddies.