 Gus is starting to make fun faces - not upset faces, just exercising his mouth muscles in new ways. One of his favorites is pierced lips - he looks like he is going to whistle. He likes to play games with his tongue - in and out, side to side, and turning it a little bit. Also pushing his blanket out of the way with his tongue in different shapes. He is also starting to exploring his world with his hands too - feeling objects and not just grasping them... Pretty cool! I was able to hold him for the entire two hours of his feeding today. |
Gus is now 14.5 inches in length. He lost another few grams today due to the effects of the diuretics. That is OK because we could tell he was breathing much easier. We won't be sure until his x-ray tomorrow, but we have a great hunch that much of the fluid blockage in his lungs from a few days ago is gone. Another indicator is that Gus only had two "episodes" today where his heart rate or breathing dropped to very low levels. While zero would be best, this is still way fewer than he usually experiences - signs of strengthening in his lungs.
Finding Our Way,
Gregg, Jill and Gus
4 comments:
Hello Gregg, Jill, and Gus! It was so great to talk with you yesterday, being it one of my down days. I felt much better after chatting with you guys. Kenyon was put back on the ventilator this morning, but we were expecting it. Hope to see you tonight. We may not get down there as early as usual. Thanks for your kindness! We pray for Gus daily~ See in the NICU:) Kris
Hope all is going well - just watching for the next update. Thanks for posting Gus' length. I love seeing the stats go up! Braden sprayed me this morning--he really got me good--first time he's aimed toward me rather than himself or the wall!
Hope all is well. Since I've become a "Gus groupie" I look forward to the daily postings. Since the last one was Wednesday & it's Saturday night, I'm getting anxious. My prayers are with y'all!
Praying for you guys. Haven't heard from you in a while.
K
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