tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11730415500879337302024-03-13T15:25:13.307-07:00Gibson Wheelock JonesGibson's story of surviving CDHGarrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-64013403618555329132011-06-25T21:05:00.000-07:002011-06-25T21:05:25.595-07:003 Months Old!!<div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"></span></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Happy 3 Months Gibson!!! Our time here has flown by and we can’t believe it’s been three months already. We’ve become very close with our nurses and doctors and the famous Dr. Null that we always talk about. They’re our people and take great care of all three of us. It’s been so nice to make friends and laugh and enjoy Gibson and his big personality. We’ll forever be thankful for this experience and that one day soon we’ll be returning to Idaho as a family of 3! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></span><br />
<div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: .5in; vertical-align: baseline;">With Gibson’s diaphragmatic hernia and being intubated and extubated twice, he was at a high risk for having vocal cord paralysis. He has been without the breathing tube for a few weeks and has had a very quiet voice and cry. His cry kept slowly improving over the weeks, but never as loud as we all had hoped for within that time and knowing the risks that were possible. An Ear, Nose, and Throat Doctor came to his bedside and lead a tube down his throat with a camera on the end to look around his voice box. Luckily, he was able to find what he needed to and we were able to know exactly what and if something was affecting him. He found his right side of his vocal cords to have paralysis. After finding that out, we all immediately decided it was best for Gibson to discontinue breast feeding. Vocal cords <span style="color: black;">produce voice when air that is held in the lungs is released and passed through the closed vocal cords, causing them to vibrate. When a person is not speaking, the vocal cords remain apart to allow the person to breathe. Someone who has vocal cord paralysis often has difficulty swallowing and coughing because food or liquids slip into the trachea and lungs. This happens because the paralyzed cord or cords remain open, leaving the airway passage and the lungs unprotected. Because of this risk of aspiration they wanted to do a swallow study to check if he was getting milk into his lungs. He went on another field trip to radiology and drank barium from a bottle while the radiologist took x-rays to follow it and see where it went. It immediately went into his lungs so they stopped that bottle and switched to a thickened version of the barium. Good news; he passed!! So new eating plan. He is taking a bottle instead of breast feeding. We mix the fortified breast milk with a thickener and feed him four times a day with a bottle. He doesn’t drink much compared to his full feeding, but for him he’s doing great! It’s a lot harder for him to pull the milk out now that it’s thicker than regular milk, but he’s doing it and liking it! He gets worn out and goes right to sleep afterwards. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The remaining milk that he can’t get from the bottle goes into his feeding tube. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good news is the doctors think that his vocal cord wasn’t permanently damaged and that over time, as Gibson continues to get stronger his vocal cord will heal itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mom and Dad have both put the feeding tube down through his nose into his stomach as practice for when we do go home. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter. Gibson has made amazing progress! He’s tolerating all of his meds orally. He is off of the Nitric Oxide that helped keep his blood vessels open for the lung blood pressure and is doing great without it. They are slowly coming down on the high flow and he will be on regular oxygen soon. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We’re sorry for not updating as much as we used to. Always remember no news is good news. Since Gibson is no longer “critical,” there isn’t much change from day to day like there was before. He’s still sick, but has definitely come A LONG WAY!! We are so proud of him. He amazes us every day. We still can’t believe how cute he is. He gets cuter by the hour. We’ve been busy enjoying our baby and getting to know each other. We are so excited for the day to finally be parents and not just “guardians.” Gibson has been clicking his tongue and smiling so much. We can’t believe how happy he is after all that he has been through. He loves life. He loves people. 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We apologize for not updating for a few weeks but we had some computer malfunctions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All is well here and Gibson has made some serious improvement from last time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We couldn’t be more grateful for all the thoughts and prayers that have helped us and Gibson make it this far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you to everyone!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s a brief summary on how things are going and what improvements he has made.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Feeding</b>: Gibson in now at full feeds through a Nasal Gastric tube (NG).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are mixing mom’s milk with some fortifier to help with weight gain and to assure that Gibson is getting the calories needed to grow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He weighs about 10 pounds right now and they like babies to gain an ounce a day. He’s starting to gain weight consistently now with the fortified milk’s help. Mom has started to try to nurse once a shift to help with Gibson’s oral aversion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s still not too sure about having to work for his food, but he is slowly learning and trying very hard to eat without a tube.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we get Gibson off some meds and his High Flow Nasal Canula we will be able to try oral feeding more aggressively.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The whole suck, swallow, breathe thing is a lot of work.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bowels</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson’s bowels are working perfectly now!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is having regular bowel movements and is trying really hard to have blow outs for mom and dad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So far nothing too serious on the code browns but we know it is coming. He did have one for his favorite nurse, Meghan though. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Medication</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weaning of medication is one of the longest and most frustrating parts of the whole NICU process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson’s body from day one has had to rely on meds like Morphine and Versed to help him through this traumatic time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now that we are taking that away from him, his body is withdrawing from those medications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weaning of versed has gone smoother and we are completely off that and are on a drug called Ativan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It and Versed are sedatives to help with Gibson’s anxiety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ativan is a longer lasting drug than Versed so the doses are smaller and will help with the withdrawls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Morphine takes longer to come off of, but we are making progress and Gibson is handling it well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All meds now are given orally through the NG tube.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes kids react differently to oral meds but Gibson has been doing so well!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having oral meds now means no more Picc Line or IVs!! YAY!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We officially have no more med lines running all over the place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just his nasal canula and NG tube!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson is still on Nitric Oxide which just blows into his nose with the oxygen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is for his Pulmonary Hypertension (high blood pressure) and helps with reconstruction of the lungs and the pulmonary blood vessels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will be off NO here in the next week or so then we’ll be able to see how Gibson does with just oxygen and not the added pressures of air blowing in his nose. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lungs:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Gibson’s right lung (good lung) is doing most of the work and is doing a great job at it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His right lung has expanded width wise in order to compensate for the lack of lung on the left side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Normally a lung will just fill up its side of the chest cavity from the sternum to that side of the rib cage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson’s right lung however, is expanded so much that is goes from the left side of the sternum all the way to the ride side of the rib cage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Much larger than a normal size lung but it’s what Gibson needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His left lung is bigger but it’s still a small sliver of a lung.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is helping out with the oxygenating and will continue to grow and develop some but will never be a full sized lung.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the respiratory side of things Gibson is doing very well and can’t wait for the day he can breathe fresh air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laughing at George the Giraffe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still love the Disco Ball.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had 2 month shots :(</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So tough during my first shots!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for summer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not too sure about the PT chair therapy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOVE THE BOPPY</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look I can hold my own binki! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super Baby</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out my socks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Missed my mouth trying to put my chapstick on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big George the Giraffe is scary!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm so POGI (tagalog for handsome).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laughing at my dad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bedtime stories.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Will someone pick me up?? P Pl Ple Please</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the face that has made him so spoiled and believe us he knows how to use it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How could you not just pick him up to cuddle?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm starting to hold my head up some on my own.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tummy Time!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-7118454052820044292011-06-01T10:38:00.000-07:002011-06-01T10:38:52.740-07:00GibsonGibson is doing very well. Since our last post, Gibson is having regular bowel movements and up to full feeding through a feeding tube. We haven't tried bottle feeding yet but in the next couple weeks we will get to that. The doctors are slowly weaning him off of his meds and IV fluids. It is awesome to see some lines disappearing.<br />
Our lap top hasn't been working for the past week but once that gets working we will update pictures and a more detailed description of how Gibson's progress is going.<br />
Thank you for all your support and love!!Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-64337259352448623622011-05-22T20:31:00.000-07:002011-05-22T20:31:20.803-07:00Started Feeding Through NG tube<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Good news! Gibson didn’t throw up after they discontinued the Anderson Tube that goes into his stomach. They started a small amount of milk that they give him every three hours and he has tolerated it well. When they pull back on the tube with a syringe there isn’t anything down in his stomach which means it’s moving down through, how it’s supposed to be doing. This morning in rounds they increased the amount they’re giving him and so far, so good. He got a little fussy after a feeding earlier so we’re thinking he was just full and it might have been a little painful for him. His stomach is super small and this is the first time he’s ever had milk in it. Before when they attempted feeds, the milk went directly into his intestines. His stomach needs to stretch out…a lot. Another good thing is that he’s taking a binki more easily now when he’s tired and of course when he’s in the mood for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While they are pushing the milk into his feeding tube they are also putting a few drops of milk in his mouth with a syringe and having him suck on his binki so that he associates sucking with tasting milk and getting full.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He doesn’t always suck on his binki but he is swallowing the little bit of milk just fine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is also learning to swallow his own spit and not blowing so many bubbles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This helps break down his food because it has natural enzymes in it. One of the hardest things for all babies to learn is how to coordinate feeding through a bottle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They need to learn how to suck, swallow, and breathe all at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson seems to be picking things up fairly quick, but we are moving at a very slow pace to insure that he doesn’t have any major setbacks.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They are also weaning the flow or pressures that the High Flow is blowing into his nose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He started at 6 liters which is very high for a baby his size.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did so well with that amount that they are starting to wean his flow by .5 every other day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went to 5 liters today and their goal is 2. Once we have reached that amount of pressure we can possibly talk about just normal oxygen canulas without pressure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It all really depends on Gibson and how well he is oxygenating and how he is holding his sat levels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If he can’t handle weaning that fast they will go at the rate that Gibson wants.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gibson is a very happy baby when’s he is awake, but he is starting to sleep more like a normal newborn because his body has to do a lot more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Between breathing more on his own and feeds he is getting warn out faster.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was smiling so much but of course never for the camera...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh so sad!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting some of moms milk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom got to feed him!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet Dreams.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-50116629555685151632011-05-20T21:25:00.000-07:002011-05-20T22:18:41.637-07:00Another Day of Firsts...<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gibson had another day of firsts today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we got in this morning he was sitting up in a cute, little bouncer chair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He loves to bounce around and the chair was the perfect thing for him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also the Physical Therapist came by and worked with Gibson some more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She pulled out a little gymnastic mat and put Gibson in a Boppy and just played with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s been working on his neck muscles to try and strengthen them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where Gibson has just been laying on his back this whole time his head is still a little misshapen, so the PT works with that and getting him off the back of his head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also is doing a few things orally to help with oral aversion. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She teaches us positions and techniques on how to work with him so that we can help him everyday where she can’t be there for him all the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson is doing awesome through everything!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He doesn’t get mad or throw fits. He just does what he needs to and then takes a nap. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are able to hold him whenever we want to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have been given the green light to get him in and out of his crib. It makes us feel like we’re his parents and we are taking care of him like a normal baby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has had a huge week and is progressing so well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though on the respiratory side of things we are making good progress, we still need to figure out his digestive tract issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did have a couple bowel movements last night which is a very good sign that things are starting to move around down there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A surgeon came by today and said because things are sounding better in his bowels and with the couple poops he had we could pull the Anderson Tube out of his stomach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are very nervous because in the past every time we do something with the Anderson Tube that suctions his stomach, he usually throws up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last thing we want or need is for him to aspirate into his lungs and possibly have to be re-intubated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We trust the doctors here completely, but it is scary especially with the progress we have made; we don’t want to go backwards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If he doesn’t throw up or have any problems for a day or two they will put a feeding tube into his stomach and start Gibson on mother’s milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hope and pray that everything starts moving normally through his intestines so that we can start feeds and move to trying a bottle in a few weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuSD3AAE3igv33nj-_03oPtX4XHgvWoUkedBCeybotijAyW7JtgJffJ25QZlJOtmipE9JqNRFwHGJyTwUwdCpGo2inA-gkha9RCIg2YMZkUG7lc9Mp6c9EI99RH_SQBS81DRak3k_mbA/s1600/IMG_0462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuSD3AAE3igv33nj-_03oPtX4XHgvWoUkedBCeybotijAyW7JtgJffJ25QZlJOtmipE9JqNRFwHGJyTwUwdCpGo2inA-gkha9RCIg2YMZkUG7lc9Mp6c9EI99RH_SQBS81DRak3k_mbA/s320/IMG_0462.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"No more pictures, I'm trying to sleep!"</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxlNcjkr_qToTQQalJNSLDlvYPd-WmZqQRaaUZGTgSBNVPpXou0rADpovPnr3pNgKqrqUy9wvPSro4iPXLTKg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">First hiccups with his new voice.</div>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-37942325618951809102011-05-19T20:59:00.000-07:002011-05-19T20:59:51.072-07:00Crib Baby!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Big birthday surprise this morning….a BIG BOY bed!! He’s 7 weeks old today and our nurse had him all settled in a crib! Mom was so excited she cried and hugged her haha. He has a mobile with bright colors that plays music and turns for him above his head. Don’t worry; he still has the shiny disco ball (that’s the first thing I looked for).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He loves his new bed and that he can lay more upright. We’re hoping gravity can maybe help out his gut. There’s a little storage area under his crib where we have his books, toys, clothes, and other stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s so nice for all of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can be more independent parents, Gibson is more comfortable, and the nurses don’t have as much work to do since we can do more. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> But they’re always there to help us if we have a question or get all tangled up with the tubing and wires. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gibson is back to wearing clothes too! His incision is looking great and is drying up nicely. He gets really warm when we hold and cuddle him while he’s swaddled so we air him out before he gets mad. He tends to hold his breath when he gets upset and turns purplish red and sweats so bad. It’s a lot for him to get used to all at the same time; being held, swaddled, and being dressed. He’s getting used to it though and loves being held and swaddled. Just like any boy he’d probably rather not be dressed, but mom and the nurses love to see him dressed in his cute onesies. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gibson had a really good night. They do baths every other night and so we were able to do his bed bath on our own since he doesn’t have the breathing tube anymore. He had his moments of hating it, but after a lot of pep talking we made it through the whole deal ok and he slept great afterwards. Mom loves rocking him to sleep after his baths because he smells so good just like a baby. Best smell ever. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We had a good run with Dr. Coulter and got a lot accomplished on his rotation. He was a really nice and smart guy. We really enjoyed having him look after Gibson. He reminds us of Hook with his wig off lol…We’ll start with a new Dr. Saturday morning and hope to keep progressing. Dr. Null is always back and forth from here, home, and traveling to speak at conferences. If he is out of town he calls in to check in on “his boy.” </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> We’ve adopted him as a grandpa. You can never have too many of those. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>His new favorite things to do are:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>smile, blow bubbles, make noise, and look at faces. He’s not really staring down the staff as much anymore. Hopefully he will start to trust them more now that the worst is over. He’s so funny when someone comes up to his bed. He gets nervous and looks at us like, “What are they going to do? Is this ok? I’m nervous.” He says so much through his eyes and eyebrows. He’s very expressive! He’s so curious about what’s going on around him and is really receptive to noises and voices. All good signs! </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doesn't get any better than putting your kid to sleep while reading.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-29356427188731217552011-05-18T15:06:00.000-07:002011-05-18T15:06:36.114-07:00High Flow Now!!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gibson handled the C-Pap great!! They slowly came down on his pressure settings throughout the night and he tolerated it perfectly. His oxygen sats were maintained at an acceptable level and he slept comfortably. He’s still on morphine and versed drips for his pain and anxiety so he’s not doing it all on his own, but he didn’t need as many extra boluses of meds as he needed throughout the day yesterday. So that’s good! He sucked on his binki a couple times and on his nurse’s finger too. It took awhile for him to actually suck and not push it out with his tongue, but he did it! We’ll continue to practice with him and try to teach him that there are actually good things in life that can go in his mouth! </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When we got here this morning they told us he was going to go on a high-flow nasal canula!!! We couldn’t have been more excited and so happy! We’re so proud of him. High-flow is a continuous flow of oxygen that is strong enough to get to his lungs but not the added pressure to keep them expanded. He also is still able to receive Nitric Oxide with the oxygen to help with his lung high blood pressure. It’s a medication he has been on since Day 1 and it will be the last med he’s on before he’s discharged. When they took off the c-pap and started the high flow he woke up for a few seconds and went right back to sleep. It was a MUCH easier transition than what he went through yesterday. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From here we’ll just sit tight on the high-flow and they won’t wean the oxygen or do any trials on lower settings. He will have to come off the Nitric Oxide first and he needs that high flow of oxygen to carry the medicine directly down into his lungs. He’s a happy boy without the tube and his c-pap get up!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gibson’s voice is harsh and raspy and quiet, but he’s starting to coo more and kind of sigh when he’s sleeping. He’s definitely liking being able to make sounds just like a normal baby and surprises himself when he pushes out a louder squeal. He’s so cute and it’s so fun to watch him move forward toward “normalcy.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He will probably graduate to an actual crib instead of an open warmer sometime over the weekend or next week. He can definitely maintain his own body temperature. He’s a big, sweaty baby. They like to keep the sicker babies in an open bed so they can watch and monitor them more closely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now that he is getting healthier he’s getting swaddled and is for sure warm enough so moving forward like the other big kids is great! He can’t wait! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were told today we will be here for at least 12 more weeks. It depends if there are any more set-backs and how he tolerates feedings and his progression with that. The Nitric Oxide is the last med for them to wean and they do it extremely slowly. He was a very sick baby when he was born and we definitely all want to send him home healthy. We’re not anticipating ever coming back to the unit other than to say hi and visit our hospital family of nurses and doctors. We love the staff here and how well they take care of our little man. They love him too and we can always tell. There are always so many people coming in and out of his room to check on him and to say hi. He’s so loved!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Biggest event is Gibson was extubated today!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They pulled his breathing tube out and put him on a C-pap Nasal canula.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This blows a frequency of air into his nose to help with pressures in his lungs to help keep them expanded. This is what the ventilator did for him but without the little breaths to help him out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a very awkward feeling to have air blow into his nose and out through his mouth when it’s supposed to go into his lungs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is doing ok with it; he’s just very agitated and touchy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is better than having a tube down his throat to breath but it is just temporary till he gets stronger and can hold a lower pressure at lower oxygen setting while having high oxygen saturation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Change is very hard and scary but needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson was doing so well with his breathing tube and we were very worried about changing his breathing system, but there is no progression without change here in the hospital. Gibson just needs to learn to breath and relax on this new system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is very strong and is a fighter so we are confident that he’ll keep progressing and moving towards going home.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First time seeing his face without tape or tubes. Cutie Pie!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He didn't have any support for about 5 minutes and he did so good!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Checkin out his RT. Trying to figure out what she's going to do to him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom saw his first smile yesterday and finally got one with the camera. CUTE!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not really sure if he's liking this new thing. The air that is blowing into his nose comes out his mouth and makes all his spit bubble up. He likes playing with his bubbles.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are so appreciative for all the thoughts and prayers from individuals, church groups, prayer groups and families across the country!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are so amazed at the love and support from people we have never met and from friends back home. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your thoughts and prayers are very much felt here at Primary Children’s! THANK YOU!!</span></div>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-10333656101614805092011-05-11T20:07:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:26:02.994-07:00Surgery is Done!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Surgery is done!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were scheduled for 12:30 surgery time and got in to the OR closer to 2:00.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t hear from the surgeon till 6:15!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a little scary waiting for almost 5 hours when we were expecting a 2 hour surgery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Long surgeries usually mean there was something else wrong but everything went great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Barnhart, the surgeon, said the herniated bowel wasn’t the main problem and there were some adhesions or scar tissue that was obstructing the small and large intestine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He found that there was an adhesion on the small intestine that he ended cutting out, about 2 inches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also on the large intestine he cut out about an inch of adhesions that were slowing it down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Barnhart is confident that he found and fixed the problems that were causing Gibson’s digestive tract to not work correctly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surgery went longer than expected because Dr. Barnhart was so thorough and wanted to make sure he checked everything so he wouldn’t have to re-open Gibson again. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is an amazing surgeon and we are so grateful he has done all of Gibson’s surgeries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson did well and is still doing really well right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is still heavily sedated which is keeping him very calmed and relaxed for the next few days while his body recovers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If everything goes well with the recovery of his intestine we might start feeds again next week. It all really depends on how Gibson is recovering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are just so thankful everything went well and hoping that Gibson will be able to start feeds next week and start getting stronger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-82505616315024442612011-05-10T21:32:00.000-07:002011-05-10T21:32:27.695-07:00Surgery Tomorrow<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Surgeons have finally decided and we are having surgery tomorrow at 12:30. Yay! We are all hoping and praying that everything will go well and this will be the magical fix to get his bowel working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Barnhart, the surgeon, thinks he will find some scar tissue causing the obstruction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If that’s the case he will cut that portion out and stitch the good bowel back together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it’s just from the hernia he will repair that with a few stitches and a dissolvable patch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending on how much the surgeon has to do, Gibson could be extubated by the weekend and starting feeds soon after.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It all depends on how Gibson recovers and how much sedation they have to use, but this should speed up Gibson’s recovery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep your fingers crossed and prayers are gladly accepted. We’re thankful for Gibson’s guardian angels and family members who have passed on who are always with him and keep him protected when we are not with him. It’s always scary to leave him alone and with strangers at night and during surgeries or procedures, but we believe he’s always being cared for by people who truly love him and he knows. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today Gibson laid on his tummy for the first time ever and loved it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were able to hold him lying on his stomach on our chests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the best cuddle session we have ever had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is just something about cuddling with a little baby that puts you right at peace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom held him for about 2 hours and dad had him for an hour and a half and he just slept and hung out the whole time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Best sleep he has had since he’s been born.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gibson and we have been working with Physical Therapists/Occupational Therapists for the last two days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have checked his reflexes, muscle development, and joints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So far everything is looking good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The main goal we all have is to help him not have oral aversion too bad and to help form his head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An oral aversion occurs in a new born when they have been intubated for a long period of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson has had tubes down his throat for 6 weeks and in his mind everything that goes in his mouth is a bad thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has been really gaggy and doesn’t let anything in his mouth the last few days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a concern when it comes to bottle feeding in the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have taught us a few things that we can try to help him relax and start sucking on our fingers or a binky. Things like our fingers, pressure points, flavored chap-stick, and flavored mouth swabs will help us show him that there are good things that can go into and around his mouth. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just hoping the learning process of feeding in a few weeks goes smoothly and we can get him home as soon as we can and when he’s ready!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mothers Day was great!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom had her best Mothers Day ever and Gibson gave her a great present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He peed on her!! Haha.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Funniest part was she was bragging to her mom just hours before that he hasn’t peed on her yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She thought she was invincible and he had to put her in her place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all enjoyed a good laugh and Gibson was just happy that he could give mom her first pee bath.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_oypjfqka8IWlC0xGGZc4D9ixmO4rXlz0hdqO3wjQdibPPzN981aJmeAQFmD43bd_BCCpzdGZdKuW-o0-vfg04yTiyQyO0BVYVoiXxDtxldLHS_pbL7isMZm0WmUpQV044k1W2Ww4Lk/s1600/IMG_0259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_oypjfqka8IWlC0xGGZc4D9ixmO4rXlz0hdqO3wjQdibPPzN981aJmeAQFmD43bd_BCCpzdGZdKuW-o0-vfg04yTiyQyO0BVYVoiXxDtxldLHS_pbL7isMZm0WmUpQV044k1W2Ww4Lk/s320/IMG_0259.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Everything is going great down here and we are just so excited to get Gibson all put back together and start him feeding again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We love and appreciate everything that everyone is doing for us. We love PCMC and the staff they have here. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you for your thoughts and prayers they are all felt here!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-338032405591625922011-05-06T22:31:00.000-07:002011-05-06T22:31:07.665-07:00Waiting in Limbo<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Last few days Gibson has been doing great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He loves his new ventilator and just can’t wait to be extubated! He has started to throw little temper tantrums that make him gag and then coughs which break up the mucus and then the nurse has to suction his lungs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just a terrible cycle that he goes through and he hates it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Getting the tube out will solve all those problems.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The only thing holding us back from getting extubated is fixing his partial bowel obstruction where the hernia is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the upper GI he had a few days ago did show that the small portion of the herniated bowel is partially obstructing the flow through his digestive tract.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sounds like a fairly simple fix, but the surgeons are very hesitant to reopen his incision just to fix just a ‘partial obstruction’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been frustrating but you can’t question the surgeons. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are professionals and know more than we do and are doing the best for Gibson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although he really only has one lung, we don’t want to risk him aspirating again and harming his good lung after all the progress he’s made so far. Without the surgery we can’t really move forward. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He can’t start feeds again or get extubated. He’s just hanging in limbo right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sooner we can get him going on feeding and breathing on his own, the sooner we can get him home! </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just hoping that Dr. Barnhart will see where we and the nurses and NICU doctors are coming from with the surgery and he’ll decide to do it and help Gibson’s progress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Everything else is going awesome!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are able to hold Gibson everyday for about an hour each, isn’t much but it makes our day every time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can’t wait till he’s extubated and we can pick him up and comfort him when he needs it or we need it. We love our NICU team and how well they take care of our baby. It definitely makes this journey an easier one. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqeMBCaJot0Rlu1L-sXlT_veop7CE0iC29Uv_sIVFIng9vJLcO0dEXoy-31fpaeLBVq77RYzhkz9j9RZggTYxMAynLzhvgf9Q8cF_IES6FigKgcPUooQ32ijKIpBbAthgbEveJBUPzdw/s1600/IMG_0209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqeMBCaJot0Rlu1L-sXlT_veop7CE0iC29Uv_sIVFIng9vJLcO0dEXoy-31fpaeLBVq77RYzhkz9j9RZggTYxMAynLzhvgf9Q8cF_IES6FigKgcPUooQ32ijKIpBbAthgbEveJBUPzdw/s320/IMG_0209.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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Our nurse had him dressed and surprised us. Kaydi got teary eyed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjq0BDeIGbWQ_X8V7N5PUi9RGkFjdoHzuxge9f1kufo68amXpaDYJnprRAGaj-0wXPGHd8zAwPmS0MdJUb2PeYrcYgvT36PfOcb9vC-vUhNADTsVzbfMFBOQ6sEALCjjRqkxtGtgW6vZw/s1600/IMG_0248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjq0BDeIGbWQ_X8V7N5PUi9RGkFjdoHzuxge9f1kufo68amXpaDYJnprRAGaj-0wXPGHd8zAwPmS0MdJUb2PeYrcYgvT36PfOcb9vC-vUhNADTsVzbfMFBOQ6sEALCjjRqkxtGtgW6vZw/s320/IMG_0248.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Somehow he managed to fit his finger in his mouth with the tubes. Super cute</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj75gyX5-CJJxvCB-PxZkfejmjNiqdmkmIcVNj1erF3GkibmzHhUBx2fbBjvcaZq7FG9uzfDwppyuIKfhk89-yb0uasTO6VRmIfMz-WqL9xEJyUr7tdxpfft9rcop52ImG15n-gmcuOZI/s1600/IMG_0244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj75gyX5-CJJxvCB-PxZkfejmjNiqdmkmIcVNj1erF3GkibmzHhUBx2fbBjvcaZq7FG9uzfDwppyuIKfhk89-yb0uasTO6VRmIfMz-WqL9xEJyUr7tdxpfft9rcop52ImG15n-gmcuOZI/s320/IMG_0244.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Finger puppets. He reached up a couple times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7DfN0PLXQOnWo1r3gG2ahzjVEGTlfHDkwrujzex1me2WHrxAMSedYQTjQkQWeonFgJM1GogMov4vh7JcXTrAs1QEVojO-usUlMeC1d1sF1hxE9gT9ncobiXph8MeZ0GYif_2xhfJ7Ic/s1600/IMG_0249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7DfN0PLXQOnWo1r3gG2ahzjVEGTlfHDkwrujzex1me2WHrxAMSedYQTjQkQWeonFgJM1GogMov4vh7JcXTrAs1QEVojO-usUlMeC1d1sF1hxE9gT9ncobiXph8MeZ0GYif_2xhfJ7Ic/s320/IMG_0249.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> His new snuggle partner in bed. Babies like them because it puts pressure agianst their bodies when they're sleeping so they don't feel alone. It's like a rice bag thing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2QLAmXkiYAqPBTeilFpstpc7L-uO4Ymmd0L58SsHSqV0BTILjHpFg9x-lsakgX_I5-uMGVt8GTkQrd1jdex5WQj4gDjzbDwWdDgxdfLkvg6u6IRf7YaXchDvmMhI-Nmjd_0ScrCxrlg/s1600/IMG_0245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2QLAmXkiYAqPBTeilFpstpc7L-uO4Ymmd0L58SsHSqV0BTILjHpFg9x-lsakgX_I5-uMGVt8GTkQrd1jdex5WQj4gDjzbDwWdDgxdfLkvg6u6IRf7YaXchDvmMhI-Nmjd_0ScrCxrlg/s320/IMG_0245.JPG" width="240px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> He got caught tugging at his tubes and was upset.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3ZVLOBt9aLT7R53y9gQ9x9qv1oz0rJ6g3paol0ZmwhMu9cNVsU4yuqQhVcp64XQ6wwZWvWkqM_Yf1wGtdjBdwepZaPAucwR2pIJ0avN5_ohnlbtf7n305LIbkjvmUOi4rM_tzIWjBn4/s1600/IMG_0252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3ZVLOBt9aLT7R53y9gQ9x9qv1oz0rJ6g3paol0ZmwhMu9cNVsU4yuqQhVcp64XQ6wwZWvWkqM_Yf1wGtdjBdwepZaPAucwR2pIJ0avN5_ohnlbtf7n305LIbkjvmUOi4rM_tzIWjBn4/s320/IMG_0252.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here he is doing it again... He doesn't know what else to do with those long fingers. He likes to keep us and the nurses busy :) </div>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-83657998263336142372011-05-03T23:44:00.000-07:002011-05-03T23:44:55.701-07:00Just Waiting...<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gibson is doing well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has had a couple days of relaxing and letting the doctors try to decide what the next step is to figure out his digestive tract problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have discovered that some of his bowel is herniated through the abdomen muscle wall where the incision was made. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Coulter and the surgeons are both trying to decide if that has been the cause for the bile to be backing up into his stomach, or if there is something else wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before they make any real decisions they are going to do another upper GI tomorrow to see if there is something new that has developed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are also going to be able to see if the portion of the herniated bowel is blocked or working at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once they have determined that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>they will decide when and if to do another surgery to repair the hernia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gibson is very ready to be extubated and get the tubes out of his throat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can just see it in his eyes and the way he acts that he is ready.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is breathing awesome on this new ventilator and once the decision about surgery is made they can talk a little more again about extubating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were able to hold him again today and we all love it! Gibson just calms right down whether he’s sleeping or just looking around he just loves to be cuddled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We definitely aren’t complaining about it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We should know more tomorrow what the doctors want to do….</span></div>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-10529466765666982742011-05-01T22:39:00.000-07:002011-05-01T22:39:46.359-07:00Another step forward!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have a new Dr. that started his rotation Saturday. Dr. Coulter was talking about possibly doing some trial runs towards getting Gibson off of the oscillating ventilator. They turned it off last night and his CO2 (carbon dioxide) sky rocketed but he was still breathing well. Instead of extubating (pulling out the breathing tube) they decided to switch over to the conventional ventilator. This type of breathing system still aids him with the pressure he needs to keep his lungs expanded, but he is able to breathe more on his own and has more natural breaths than really fast breaths that helped keep the CO2 levels down at a normal level. Gibson is doing well so far with this. He’s maintaining his oxygen and CO2 levels well. His lungs are both expanded still. There’s a fear that his left lung (his smaller lung) could collapse without the higher pressures from the other ventilator. So far so good. Depending how he tolerates this change over the next 48 hours the next step is to wean the pressure of this vent down to be extubated and use a high-flow nasal canula. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH1OQrbIJaTQoD1X0q2yNqScZIAk-ByYxoxWcF7sJ7N52LUor3XQQyCWyl66um9gSsgfLXAhoz_h0upC1FC7IRBXC5XJdQJsFy3ZmyXVmTW-rQ26mJCACIb26BsCG8VTbUz5AEoBBROk/s1600/IMG_0195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH1OQrbIJaTQoD1X0q2yNqScZIAk-ByYxoxWcF7sJ7N52LUor3XQQyCWyl66um9gSsgfLXAhoz_h0upC1FC7IRBXC5XJdQJsFy3ZmyXVmTW-rQ26mJCACIb26BsCG8VTbUz5AEoBBROk/s320/IMG_0195.JPG" width="320px" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguN5kEa8obTQIyDxcpixLdaj1QeTStcP4Mu7F-kfWtgnEJcfYIOVdCoTIwFJedglFLp0Fa5mkIzzXP3FbNS7IBj-wcG3y6C5crW1cNhnBwShGsuPakkJKj1_I3JR5h2SgdTU8Si6fp8oU/s1600/IMG_0176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguN5kEa8obTQIyDxcpixLdaj1QeTStcP4Mu7F-kfWtgnEJcfYIOVdCoTIwFJedglFLp0Fa5mkIzzXP3FbNS7IBj-wcG3y6C5crW1cNhnBwShGsuPakkJKj1_I3JR5h2SgdTU8Si6fp8oU/s320/IMG_0176.JPG" width="320px" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIKMT7QcRcSZT-eZGzbCdjLtM9Op4-LjwvaoNTBDXb7atocPU3Ma4B9TQhp69aiNvTBwjn81FMfrE_HEmj56idOI_6Ch-TSViqhlqymr-BqZW_wZ9Tg4ev-vFXhMY3EiUpl0r8oc7xA0/s1600/IMG_0169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIKMT7QcRcSZT-eZGzbCdjLtM9Op4-LjwvaoNTBDXb7atocPU3Ma4B9TQhp69aiNvTBwjn81FMfrE_HEmj56idOI_6Ch-TSViqhlqymr-BqZW_wZ9Tg4ev-vFXhMY3EiUpl0r8oc7xA0/s320/IMG_0169.JPG" width="320px" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhMZZSDbeE5dy3J9b9jjaDzzwyx8znWexTPy0R6PugAeMuG7qUlNvTZtXa0OV36ku2f9ULE-x7emAmowuHf6PrEQPU4RkUgVlKrpCDLnGv3SMxxM4nRsWe-ux84fnMVuag5C-MIA0wpo/s1600/IMG_0142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhMZZSDbeE5dy3J9b9jjaDzzwyx8znWexTPy0R6PugAeMuG7qUlNvTZtXa0OV36ku2f9ULE-x7emAmowuHf6PrEQPU4RkUgVlKrpCDLnGv3SMxxM4nRsWe-ux84fnMVuag5C-MIA0wpo/s320/IMG_0142.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Calibri;">We took a field trip down to Radiology again today for a lower GI test. They administered a contrast enema to watch with x-ray as it went up through the colon and into the lower GI tract. The Radiologist thought there could be some narrowing in the small intestine which would require surgery to fix. The upper GI we had 2 weeks ago looked normal as the contrast made its way down through. We may need to do another upper to decide if anything has developed since. The surgeons are going to meet and decide what they think of the report and the scans to come up with a plan and if action needs to be taken. We’re sick of waiting and want him fixed so he can eat and get the strength and nourishment he needs in order to recover faster. In the mean time he isn’t getting any more milk so he doesn’t back up more than he is. We should know more tomorrow.</span> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gibson know how to shoot dagers with his eyes!</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our nurses let us hold him again today. It probably won’t be a routine thing, but it’s so good for all of us and he tolerated it well. He seems to settle down and stay comfortable and know he’s protected while he’s swaddled and in our arms. Love him!!</span><br />
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</tbody></table>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-43809814566547164192011-04-27T19:45:00.000-07:002011-04-27T19:45:48.981-07:00Finally got to hold him!!!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yesterday Gibson had a pretty mellow day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things went well. It seems that the pneumonia is under control and he is starting to recover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>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!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, today when we got here Bonnie had gotten the approval!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, we were able to finally hold our baby!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tears of joy spread from the hospital up through Idaho and down to Arizona.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We each were able to hold him for about 40 minutes and Gibson did so well!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was so calm and didn’t get anxious or scared the whole time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually, holding and feeling his soft skin on ours was the most amazing thing ever!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can’t wait for the next time we’ll have the opportunity to have him in our arms for those precious few minutes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT50HluOElTvWq8N3mWXf-mncPFDHyk4bIVLqdgeo4v7lXC7o4uoY88ID1cPwp538p0tOY3tPnTIg1exI_qJDLjYxkfMnQVkNiUkeJc5EqLs5kL9-sF61MzgKCbvTD1OV7vjVOKvEqwNg/s1600/IMG_0125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT50HluOElTvWq8N3mWXf-mncPFDHyk4bIVLqdgeo4v7lXC7o4uoY88ID1cPwp538p0tOY3tPnTIg1exI_qJDLjYxkfMnQVkNiUkeJc5EqLs5kL9-sF61MzgKCbvTD1OV7vjVOKvEqwNg/s320/IMG_0125.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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It’ll just be a while now for that to really get out of his system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very good news though!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once the pneumonia gets out of his system they feel that Gibson will start making really good progress. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was just a small dip and twist in the roller coaster that we are on.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The real stumper now is why there is still bile coming back up from his suction tube in his stomach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He seems to be holding down the feeds well; just can’t figure out why there is so much bile coming up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’ll put down 6 ccs of milk into his intestine and get 16 ccs out of bile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one really knows what’s going on with that. They’re just going to keep trying new ideas.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gibson is learning what he needs to do that is best for his health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just like a kid when they’re hungry they’ll let their parents know, Gibson will let the nurses know when it is time to suction out his lungs or his stomach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He doesn’t panic anymore just tries to cough and waves his arms a little to get our attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then by watching him we know if it’s his stomach that’s bothering him or the mucus in his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lungs bothering him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is doing awesome. He’s doing what he needs to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>get stronger, but not too much and not over doing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We know he’s only a month old but he already has such a big personality and has changed our lives in so many ways! We love our little Gibson!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFBdDoqX_3n51kfpINjh0zQB0str2xSa17Z0A0qvdTJkTnhZNPFNGHlmmumFXPH39mKvi9wHsPINg48iFo7LYTjAJLjfgYS5JZdYGoq4vhKOwrIghh-UMMXEH-VO_2R3pJl9Xkd9Ndxw/s1600/IMG_0088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFBdDoqX_3n51kfpINjh0zQB0str2xSa17Z0A0qvdTJkTnhZNPFNGHlmmumFXPH39mKvi9wHsPINg48iFo7LYTjAJLjfgYS5JZdYGoq4vhKOwrIghh-UMMXEH-VO_2R3pJl9Xkd9Ndxw/s320/IMG_0088.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-89246006020161414752011-04-24T20:10:00.000-07:002011-04-24T20:10:08.032-07:00Happy Easter<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This weekend was many ups and down, few steps forward few steps back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good steps first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson is handling his feeding pretty good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His anatomy in his abdomen is just different than the normal and the doctors are slowly trying to figure out the best thing for Gibson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The NJ tube seems to be working but his bowels are moving very slowly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have been giving him enemas, suppositories and an oral form dripped into his stomach to try and get his bowels moving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is working very slowly but it is starting to produce bowel movements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The main problem with the feeding is for some reason it is causing Gibson to throw up bile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a huge concern because of aspirating into his lungs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today they have put the Andersen Tube back down in his stomach (that’s the one that suctions his stomach constantly), to prevent him from throwing up but are still dripping the milk into his intestines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just little adjustments here and there in hopes that everything will start working normally and move to an OG tube that just puts the milk straight into the stomach.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’ve had to go up some also on the ventilator settings these last few days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson has been having a ton of secretions coming up out of his lungs and they have sent those to have cultures done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The doctors are saying that it’s a form of pneumonia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To what degree they aren’t sure right now, but they are treating it heavily with antibiotics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have sent a new sample of the secretions down to get a recent culture to see exactly what is in there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A respiratory infection like pneumonia is very serious in anyone and especially in Gibson’s case with his one good lung and small lung the doctors are taking this very serious and doing everything Gibson needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can tell Gibson is very tired all the time and just wants to get better and come home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His sad little eyes are so hard to look at, they are just saying pick me up and help me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the toughest things for a parent is to look into those sad eyes and not be able to do anything about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have all our trust in the doctors that they know what is best for Gibson and have faith he will keep fighting. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is just a waiting game again, trial and error.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MmQJ36iu8XUWXSPuW3w0Akhlng0WDcpV0mHT1Pj_KuIX70hItYkgVrXcUn5PAeTSXPhyZ7aDv2pspW6sa57PDv3tbgA82G8vCQ0zBYQ_3AHopOArY8o2-lavye3pqHkaAOdIwRqch2c/s1600/IMG_0056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MmQJ36iu8XUWXSPuW3w0Akhlng0WDcpV0mHT1Pj_KuIX70hItYkgVrXcUn5PAeTSXPhyZ7aDv2pspW6sa57PDv3tbgA82G8vCQ0zBYQ_3AHopOArY8o2-lavye3pqHkaAOdIwRqch2c/s320/IMG_0056.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Thanks again for everything!! Happy Easter.</div>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-18175086829267591422011-04-21T22:53:00.000-07:002011-04-21T23:14:41.499-07:00Three weeks old!!Gibson had a great birthday present today, the NJ tube went in! He started feeds today at 2pm and every three hours they'll continue to feed. They'll slowly up the doses as his digestive tract starts to work properly. He is handling the feeding well right now, little gagging but nothing has come back up yet. All good things!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5kFbrFc3WFbKEg-gZF8tq7XCTXP-LZYbSrvn2BjvxV7Yn1yyfPyKojloPnkoxOg2WIDOd5oK5mPpxrYOonFDMIi2psvil_RVWY5meHK5nZKSlVKppa8ZsL_bHdKuG0MQIVoJlr-HplE/s1600/IMG_0040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5kFbrFc3WFbKEg-gZF8tq7XCTXP-LZYbSrvn2BjvxV7Yn1yyfPyKojloPnkoxOg2WIDOd5oK5mPpxrYOonFDMIi2psvil_RVWY5meHK5nZKSlVKppa8ZsL_bHdKuG0MQIVoJlr-HplE/s320/IMG_0040.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div>They gave Gibson a blood transfusion today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadly they had to give him another IV too. They found a vein at the bottom of his left foot above his toes, it almost looks like a 6<sup>th</sup> toe. His hematocrit count was a little low, which is why they needed do to a blood transfusion. Usually they would just wait for the body to take over and start making it, but where he is still very sick they want to keep the count higher than most.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is also having very heavy secretions coming out of his lung into the breathing tube.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have sent a sample of this to the lab to get a culture. It’ll still take a few days but there is a lot of bacteria and white blood cells in the sample they sent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are treating him with more antibiotics to prevent any sickness from reaching him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is always a concern when you are intubated for long periods of time, and he can’t afford something reaching his lungs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He still looks very healthy and isn’t showing any other signs, but they are taking every precaution to prevent this from turning into something.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcPjhmyj0Tagpy13O2LTWAPmLfvQ7ExJi4_7ybMSPfXsVXryUCLu0rdirBPSSztrKyndzQnMt1jI8Re9-bO2m0yJSUoS4ctS2covJLB_2KKQRqq1aj4xRrq7b25rW4s0u_MEyhCJU0S4/s1600/IMG_0042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcPjhmyj0Tagpy13O2LTWAPmLfvQ7ExJi4_7ybMSPfXsVXryUCLu0rdirBPSSztrKyndzQnMt1jI8Re9-bO2m0yJSUoS4ctS2covJLB_2KKQRqq1aj4xRrq7b25rW4s0u_MEyhCJU0S4/s320/IMG_0042.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div>Gibson’s CO2 levels have been getting too high over the last 24 hours, and he was breathing really hard trying to ventilate his body of the carbon. He shouldn't have to work that hard while on the ventilator. It should be doing most the work for him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doctors were worried that the added pressure from the fluid and air in his chest cavity might be preventing him from ventilating and causing him to work harder than needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When they did the x-ray they learned that this theory was true and also that the left lung had a very small hole in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hole was caused from the ventilator settings being too high for the left lung but perfect for the right side (a very fine balance the doctors are always working on).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will heal itself but they had to put a small chest tube in through his left side between a couple ribs to drain out some of the air and fluid. It will give the left lung some extra room to expand and help Gibson out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where he doesn’t have much lung in the left side of his chest, the body will want to fill that space so it fills with fluid. It’s a normal, natural thing to happen in an empty space. The body wants it to be filled and protected. Gibson did awesome through the surgery and is feeling much better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His CO2 levels came down instantly and are within range of where they need to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His breathing is much calmer and he looked very relaxed when we left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were worried about having to put a tube into his chest to keep it drained, sounds scary! Seeing Gibson after made us very relaxed and happy that they did it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He never ceases to amaze us!<br />
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</div>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-83439576679545152432011-04-20T23:14:00.000-07:002011-04-20T23:14:33.492-07:00NJ Day<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We got his bed all decorated with some Easter stuff to make it festive for Gibson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every Wednesday they have a lunch for parents with kids in the NICU and mom won a soft stuffed bunny so Gibson got to take his picture with the Easter Bunny today too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aF630dbg4_S54KcyqXT2EFBwL70vInp52WFjOeYoIBzMFQ9LWOE1oG_w9mdm58Gg28m-xNxXMitkQWBjdjOiTiOpN-qDtFRl6eOU3DDP63rSurmfsbGZWyg0ziwzak_Py5QRWa13owo/s1600/IMG_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aF630dbg4_S54KcyqXT2EFBwL70vInp52WFjOeYoIBzMFQ9LWOE1oG_w9mdm58Gg28m-xNxXMitkQWBjdjOiTiOpN-qDtFRl6eOU3DDP63rSurmfsbGZWyg0ziwzak_Py5QRWa13owo/s320/IMG_0002.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At the NICU parent lunch they had a family come talk to us about their experience and it just so happens that their son had a left sided diaphragmatic hernia just like Gibson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was great to hear their story and what they went through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So far our experiences have been very similar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had to do ECMO and his left lung was also very small. They were worried about his endurance once he gets older.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their boy is now 8 years old, loves to play basketball, soccer and other sports.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only lasting effects that he has from his hernia are the scars and he loves to show them off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Running and playing is no extra effort for him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was great to talk to them and see their boy running around and laughing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was excited to know he is helping out a baby that had the same thing he did. He also thought “Gibson” is a cool name. We know from talking with them it is still going to be a long up-hill battle, but it’ll all work out in the end.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Null is really anxious to start feeds with mom’s milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The feeding tube to his stomach isn’t going to do the trick right now so they decided to do what is call an NJ tube.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This goes in through the nose through the stomach and actually into his small intestine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His stomach still needs some time, but they want to get his intestines started with consistent feeds to get him ready.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Milk will be the best thing for his healing and to eliminate some of the drips that Gibson is on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Usually NJ tubes are fairly easy and slide right into the small intestine from the stomach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, nothing is easy with Gibson, due to his flip flopped anatomy in his abdomen the NJ tube wasn’t going in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They tried once around 4pm. Thought that it felt in place. After two x-rays they determined that it was just kinked in his stomach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So they pulled it out and retried about an hour later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Guess what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Same result!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson, like any of us, absolutely hated them threading a tube through his nose and trying to push it into his bowel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were told there’s a nurse on at night that is “the pro at NJ’s” and never misses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, the pro couldn’t get it in either!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So they tortured poor Gibson three times trying to get the tube down with no luck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so sad for us to have to hold him still and watch him have to go through that discomfort over and over again. Unfortunately for Gibson they are going to take him downstairs to radiology where they will use a Floral X-ray method to get the NJ tube in the right place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can watch through x-ray where the tube is going and maneuver it from there to insure it’ll be in the right place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Assuming that all works out, Gibson will be getting food tomorrow into his bowels. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ry0CHAuzt5WQL5Pr5cWgGco92GD1YPxlxyOD2xyVMFHPFcRzY48tp_paEvbM51IuAyKVK1KauGnvbf5dD8qVX_kBuvKTTMpwAwKZvbdo478toaGZsVIOL4ojgL8-ymXQ7DsIAvLfqkc/s1600/IMG_0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ry0CHAuzt5WQL5Pr5cWgGco92GD1YPxlxyOD2xyVMFHPFcRzY48tp_paEvbM51IuAyKVK1KauGnvbf5dD8qVX_kBuvKTTMpwAwKZvbdo478toaGZsVIOL4ojgL8-ymXQ7DsIAvLfqkc/s320/IMG_0011.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Everyone here has a hardship and problems with their babies and children. Since we’ve been here Gibson has been one of the most critical newborns. It’s been super hard and we’re so grateful to be his parents even though it isn’t exactly what we had in mind for our sweet baby. We met a couple today that had to let their baby go because her quality of life wouldn’t have been great. They had to say good bye to her and our heart aches for them. We told them what we have heard so many times. “You have given her the best gift you could have by giving her a body. It is the greatest thing you can do for your child. We’re so sorry you have to go through this, but families are forever and you’ll see her again someday and raise her when the time comes.” We’re so thankful for our little miracle baby and the progress he has made and will continue to make. We have faith that we will take him home and be able to raise him here in this life. We can’t help but cry for them and feel so sorry that we have our baby and they are going home without theirs. You grow close to these families even though we’ve never met before and come from different places. When you think you have it hard someone else has it much worse. We all need to count our blessings and be thankful for what we do have and try to be happy for our own situations. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOfyQiydm8C2BNzfWyY3cY0Wg0jMtj2P5Tsm-EN6EriYYwr0KsyPGbkq1jqqVDxolN7gnxr8P9k4-sNMtTJvoz44cfr1qgGGbLX3glR4pDoaj0f94Fezs7OnYJU4zQcGihAM_Gj68UYQ/s1600/IMG_0014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOfyQiydm8C2BNzfWyY3cY0Wg0jMtj2P5Tsm-EN6EriYYwr0KsyPGbkq1jqqVDxolN7gnxr8P9k4-sNMtTJvoz44cfr1qgGGbLX3glR4pDoaj0f94Fezs7OnYJU4zQcGihAM_Gj68UYQ/s320/IMG_0014.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-91544495273171792902011-04-19T22:21:00.000-07:002011-04-19T22:21:43.917-07:00Chillin<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was a pretty calm day today for little Gibby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He just slept most the day and tried to get caught up from his busy day yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The barium from the Upper GI test passed all the way through and mom was able to change his first diaper in a few days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems like everything in his digestive tract is good. It’s just slow from being moved around a few different times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’ll still be a few days before they do any feedings, but they want to get that in as soon as they can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom’s milk really is the best thing for him and once they can get a good consistent feed going they are confident it will help Gibson heal and speed some of the weaning process up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They pulled his catheter out today too. We’re excited for one less cord tying us up from getting to him and worrying about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now we just need to master the art of getting a little boy’s diaper off, cleaning him and getting the new one back on without taking a shot of pee right in the face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom did a great job today of protecting herself and Gibson from getting wet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I (dad) didn’t get a chance to change him after the catheter was out but I am sure by morning he’ll have brewed something up special, just for me. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All in all, Gibson had a really good calm relaxed day today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom bought some Easter decorations for his little bedside to make things look a little more appealing and festive around the NICU.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We love all of you that have sent your thoughts and prayers our way!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still a long road/rollercoaster <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ahead of healing and getting stronger but with all your love and support we know that we’ll get through this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks again for everything. We love you all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4g95CuGpPKHoL85d6aMyhrZDv8v53PgoozrySh42mlUPLVvN4EyfXz9nOVQnbt0XnJ_uTOjnu-YzfqIyr7a0kLTSsvWh0FLNDyvOKMQ0qXHJrLBI4MOeqVMcAZGD2fRJdIANJryzJKV8/s1600/IMG_4449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4g95CuGpPKHoL85d6aMyhrZDv8v53PgoozrySh42mlUPLVvN4EyfXz9nOVQnbt0XnJ_uTOjnu-YzfqIyr7a0kLTSsvWh0FLNDyvOKMQ0qXHJrLBI4MOeqVMcAZGD2fRJdIANJryzJKV8/s320/IMG_4449.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-81089329020038619532011-04-18T23:07:00.000-07:002011-04-18T23:07:42.418-07:00Long day for Gibson<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Saturday</b>: Things were pretty calm all day Saturday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were able to wean a few more things on his ventilator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are getting closer to thinking about changing to a different type of breathing system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, we did hear today that they are concerned about his pulmonary artery going to his left side. They will check if there is an artery formed and whether or not there is great blood flow getting to his left lung. If there isn’t blood flow getting to his lung they will have to remove it to avoid any infection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will continue to expand, but without any blood flow it won’t be oxygenating anything so it’ll be taking air away that should be going to the right side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They will do a test for that on Monday to see what they need to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We just want to get the weekend over with so Dr. Null is here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He knows Gibson the best and knows when he’s ready for change and the doctor on for the weekend doesn’t understand how sensitive Gibson is to change. Dr. Null is brilliant and helped invent the oscillator part of the ventilator that helps get rid of CO2. No one knows pulmonary hypertension like he does. We’re so lucky to have him as our Dr. and friend. He’s great and hugs us every day. He’ll even call in the middle of the night when he’s not on to check on our little man.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kaydi read books to Gibson today and he loved it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was moving his arms all over the place and looking at the books and back at Kaydi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so cute!!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FbBwt7FTLkldoFiLk68DJGWl6JWETtVSixWyqTGQmz0omFjCj3j7Jjf64cNzd57lqSvmiDGnJ9VcF8sn02MK8LiYw3LNcJVNysuDa7_gl4tUReYZ-f5_nv62mQXJRwldf5vO0VARsdM/s1600/IMG_4440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FbBwt7FTLkldoFiLk68DJGWl6JWETtVSixWyqTGQmz0omFjCj3j7Jjf64cNzd57lqSvmiDGnJ9VcF8sn02MK8LiYw3LNcJVNysuDa7_gl4tUReYZ-f5_nv62mQXJRwldf5vO0VARsdM/s320/IMG_4440.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sunday</b>: Today the weekend doctor made some extreme changes to his ventilator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson tolerated it ok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She just doesn’t understand Dr. Null’s thinking behind everything and wanted to speed the process up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got upset but Gibson did well with the changes that were made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson did have a little episode this afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need his head to be adjusted every few hours to move some of the edema out and help prevent bed sores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson just doesn’t really like changing positions so he started getting nervous and started to breath over the ventilator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he does this his sats go way down and he gets really pale and blue. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once he is turned back to his left side his sats come right back up and he mellows back out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We both have been in the room when he does this and it is one of the scariest things to watch as a parent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seeing your kid change colors and struggling and knowing you can’t do a single thing is so hard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Other than that things went well and we’ll wait till tomorrow to see what all needs to happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are worried about Gibson’s intestine having some sort of obstruction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are getting a lot of bile out when they suction his stomach and we haven’t had a bowel movement in a few days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are thinking that his intestine has developed some scar tissue from being moved around so much and is blocking anything from flowing through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will learn more tomorrow and what will need to happen with his lung and intestine.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kaydi started to read to Gibson again today and soon as she started he just closed his eyes and acted like he was sleeping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so funny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once she put the book down he would open one eye to see what was going on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s already picking on his mom. Look out mom! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rjcUPzaVXKpx9oXnFU8astYq00vBCnSniDclMdltD67SGjRFc-FVIMycYSBt9iYq7xUeWDrfdZEZgmkz-RD2TNadtdkhkyMg_378bAoxhyQo4BJ7gl5H2mhAq8fxLBupgf2acnTEuJI/s1600/IMG_4444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rjcUPzaVXKpx9oXnFU8astYq00vBCnSniDclMdltD67SGjRFc-FVIMycYSBt9iYq7xUeWDrfdZEZgmkz-RD2TNadtdkhkyMg_378bAoxhyQo4BJ7gl5H2mhAq8fxLBupgf2acnTEuJI/s320/IMG_4444.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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We’ll get there.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">12:30 The concern with blood flow to his left lung has been checked and the pulmonary artery is developed and there is good blood flow getting to his left lung. YAY!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Null said this means that his left lung will continue to grow and develop and will be able to help out some with the oxygenating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next concern is his intestine. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is blocking fluid from moving through?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr Null has scheduled an Upper GI test to be done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They put some fluid down through his stomach and watch it move through to see where the blocking is happening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are several different options to solve this problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there is scar tissue formed causing the blockage they will have to do surgery to cut that portion out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are going to transport Gibson downstairs for the testing and while they are down there they are going to do a CT to see how bad his bleeding was in his brain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Appointments are set to start at 3:00 to look at his brain bleed and blockage in his intestine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Results are back from the CT and Upper GI test.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Upper GI showed that the Anderson Tube that suctions his stomach was actually down into his small intestine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The reason for so much bile coming up is because that tube was right where bile is produced in his intestine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are hoping that was the problem but will need to wait for the barium to pass through his digestive tract completely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They will monitor this through the night with x-rays and if everything passes though ok without any problem <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and the output is clearer in the Anderson tube, they will put a feeding tube back in and start feeding in the next few days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The CT was also good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They confirmed that there was a bleed in his Cerebellum and in his Ventricles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing too serious was found, so they will continue to watch the swelling in his Ventricles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Cerebellum is a part of your brain that is located at the back of your head and at the top of your spine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It controls coordination and balance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How it will effect Gibson is unknown until we reach that point in his life. The bleed however only occurred on one side of the Cerebellum so there could be no long-term effects.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Very busy day today with a lot going on for poor Gibson, he did well through all the tests. Gibson is such a trooper and is doing great through this all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He makes us keep fighting and stay happy and upbeat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every time his little eyes look at you, you can’t help but get the chills and want to pick him up and cuddle him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our nurse put a little disco ball above his bed and he loves it!! He can hardly take his eyes off to look at us. He is so, so cute!! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Again, thank you for all the support, phone calls, texts, comments, FB messages/posts, cards, money, food, thoughts, prayers, fasts, and love!! The three of us appreciate it all so much! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDm73veijQFaSxyNKZRlQywOg2I7x0XtixxbQelO0SN0bRFxnDXzeOqGWMtFFQEeASo97rGHcqf0NAM1eX0I4qG7wX6a6krRydba8xiDtfvI3AK1KdmtuiFS20DQbAht6neJEDZW2B4BU/s1600/IMG_4477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDm73veijQFaSxyNKZRlQywOg2I7x0XtixxbQelO0SN0bRFxnDXzeOqGWMtFFQEeASo97rGHcqf0NAM1eX0I4qG7wX6a6krRydba8xiDtfvI3AK1KdmtuiFS20DQbAht6neJEDZW2B4BU/s320/IMG_4477.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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Had a little scare but moved him right back to where he was and problem solved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He definitely knows what he wants and likes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What really causes this is when the bevel at the end of the breathing tube gets turned slightly and more oxygen is being pushed into his left lung and it can’t handle that kind of pressure from the ventilator right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good news though, his left lung is slowly growing and will eventually be able to help out some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gibson’s therapist said that giving him a positive oral experience might help prevent oral aversion because everything that has gone into his mouth has been traumatic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She recommended getting flavored chap stick as a positive thing for him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He seems to really enjoy this and loves licking his lip and drooling everywhere. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBd6uvm_leECQSxSaGaY33_O0IsXNnTjEHj83fIRLFNMYZBGtnp6FTT1jZRN9XyLikWj3yLhRYg1Uq58F8LpEyQB5RR_ObNh6btDFiDbXStTqWanxU0hg9LvuafODHbVJO77NUJulEy-Y/s1600/IMG_4422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBd6uvm_leECQSxSaGaY33_O0IsXNnTjEHj83fIRLFNMYZBGtnp6FTT1jZRN9XyLikWj3yLhRYg1Uq58F8LpEyQB5RR_ObNh6btDFiDbXStTqWanxU0hg9LvuafODHbVJO77NUJulEy-Y/s320/IMG_4422.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Today they removed the ‘Anderson Tube’ that goes into his stomach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The AT suctioned his stomach so that his bowels didn’t get backed up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have replaced the AT with a feeding tube in hopes that the bile will now start working its way through the intestine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once his digestive tract gets back to normal from being moved around so much they will start giving him small amounts of mom’s milk. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This might not happen for a few more days but he’s making great progress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Dr. says that giving him milk will help him heal faster and could potentially speed up the weaning process because he will be getting stronger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were able to start giving him a binky too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He didn’t really latch onto it but it is a start in helping him realize not everything is bad that is going to happen to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They like him to get used to sucking on a binky especially while they are feeding him through a tube so that he associates sucking with filling his belly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully this will help him learn to feed when we get to that point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Learning to eat because of oral aversion is a very timely process and is a high concern for babies that have been intubated for long periods of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We got to put on booties!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His little toes are always so cold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr Null (Gibson’s doc) said he is very happy with his progress and especially with how little of oxygen they have to give him at such an early point in the journey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are bouncing around 28-32% which is where any baby with two lungs that needs a little help would be at.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His one lung is definitely very strong and is willing to carry most of the work load. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZmWgzL59z1ViLFmcjPQF8PKaC39cE5aCmAdChY9PcOTLTl1AEJmPcvdNvRxekbEl1SjD_zxnJenQWd9eDGqRyG-WX5gb2dpco8z8lOJQ-xSOUy5vheqC7zgfsYyJAE3QGhkUOwLDDEY/s1600/IMG_4419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZmWgzL59z1ViLFmcjPQF8PKaC39cE5aCmAdChY9PcOTLTl1AEJmPcvdNvRxekbEl1SjD_zxnJenQWd9eDGqRyG-WX5gb2dpco8z8lOJQ-xSOUy5vheqC7zgfsYyJAE3QGhkUOwLDDEY/s320/IMG_4419.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today they moved his IV out of his foot so both feet and right hand was free of IVs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This allowed us to do molds and stamps of his feet and hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a little hard with all the wires and cords everywhere, but I think they turned out great considering the circumstances. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also have turned off two drips he needed for his blood pressure so we are down to 7 drips instead of 10.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tomorrow morning they are planning on taking one more away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fewer drips means fewer IVs and fewer IVs means fewer times they have to stick him because the IV has gone bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just a rough estimate on how many IVs they have put in, 4 in his left foot, 5 in his right foot, a pick line and 4 IVs in his right hand and 3 in his head. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">L</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Poor guy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Currently we have an IV in his right hand and head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has what they call an art line in his left wrist and a Broviac going into his chest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Slowly, we hope to see some cords disappearing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKyJmX45M-d70nn6zPbTEof_qOsx48wPGlG63QO3KmSIEj-QiecNZdz1jvL5irCZvR7KZ7_bsqWKOl5Yg0IFHu8P9OGvmLthntt6Fw6C2k4yyoBHUkfm78rjK1QhlcGlrAqsRmWw8Ebw/s1600/IMG_4371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKyJmX45M-d70nn6zPbTEof_qOsx48wPGlG63QO3KmSIEj-QiecNZdz1jvL5irCZvR7KZ7_bsqWKOl5Yg0IFHu8P9OGvmLthntt6Fw6C2k4yyoBHUkfm78rjK1QhlcGlrAqsRmWw8Ebw/s320/IMG_4371.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Garrett & Kaydihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921651196941377965noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173041550087933730.post-49063726924096461552011-04-11T18:27:00.000-07:002011-04-11T18:27:18.457-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thanks to Grandpa Jones for keeping the blog updated during these last few crazy days we have had with Gibson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson really appreciates all the love and support from his grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We love you all.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Things are going very well here in the NICU.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson is always looking out for everyone else already.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last night he was looking at his mommy while she was telling him stories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He got a serious look with his eyes, opened his hand and looked at his hand then his mom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once she put her finger in his hand he gave it a good squeeze, closed his eyes and went to sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is just so dang cute!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today the surgeon was planning on reducing his silo by putting some of his intestine back into his abdomen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The plan was to push as much in until it got tight and leave the rest on the outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a great thing! Less chance of infection and makes the healing process a little faster. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gibson did awesome through the surgery and held his sats where they needed to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weaning process is still slow and steady just the way Gibson wants it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Doctors say they will just listen to Gibson and when he’s ready they will wean. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully he doesn’t make this a habit. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><stroke joinstyle="miter"></stroke><formulas><f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></f><f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></f><f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></f><f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></f><f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></f></formulas><path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"></path><lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></lock></shapetype><shape alt="IMG_4345.JPG" id="Picture_x0020_0" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" style="height: 125.25pt; margin-left: 73.5pt; margin-top: 56.7pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-bottom: 0; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top: 0; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 167.25pt; z-index: 1;" type="#_x0000_t75"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><imagedata o:title="IMG_4345" src="file:///C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"></imagedata><wrap type="square"></wrap></span></shape><span style="font-family: Calibri;">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!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>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.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHQ40f24H9I0m8hrXloW52SkrzXw9_-F9Ny1AgSsQTxVs9CJKZWzngzRrhqE1xjn3ATEARr0hQOL7819pr8ri61XqNle8H6YoOoRKEKjgNezCq0FxCwfuV5_HQi4ZicSFjXV5ipaVc14/s1600/IMG_4343.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHQ40f24H9I0m8hrXloW52SkrzXw9_-F9Ny1AgSsQTxVs9CJKZWzngzRrhqE1xjn3ATEARr0hQOL7819pr8ri61XqNle8H6YoOoRKEKjgNezCq0FxCwfuV5_HQi4ZicSFjXV5ipaVc14/s320/IMG_4343.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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