Monday, 3/21

Ahhhh! That's my little sigh of relief because today was a better today. Dinky really seems to be feeling better and that little feisty spirit is showing thorugh again. His nurse commented today that when they put his Nystatin medication in his mouth he tries to spit it out as opposed to when he's feeling sick he doesn't do that. Although his vent settings are still on the high side is oxygen requirement is very low again which is good. He's lost the majority of that swelling so he looks like our old Dinky again. In fact they want him to gain more weight so they've upped his feedings even more to 13.5 mL an hour!!

The best news of the day was that he had his first eye exam and it appeared normal. The doctor said his eyes just look premature but there are no problems outside of that (a big relief as eye problems are common with premature babies). I also met with the pulmonologist again today. There are definitely concerns about his lungs as he has more "atelectasis" (where the alveoli in the lung collapse) than he should but we will wait until he gets out of this acute sick period (with the RSV and pseudomonas) to see how he recovers at that point.

Tomorrow is our meeting with the surgeon. We will be anxious to see what their plans are long term. We'll let you know....