Today was a pretty eventful day! This morning Cooper had his third head ultrasound, and we will learn the results tomorrow. He also had a leak in his ostomy bag this morning that resulted in a sponge bath and new bedding. They weaned his oxygen today from 3 liters of high flow to 2 liters, and Cooper did very well with this change.
When Cooper was born IMC placed a pic line in his right hand, and it been there ever since (nearly 3 weeks). About a week ago one of the lines going into his pic clotted and became unusable, leaving only one remaining line. This morning, one of our primary (a nurse who is with Cooper each time he or she works, which adds stability and consistency to Cooper's care) nurses brought up his concerns about the pic line. I'm grateful he did, and Cooper was able to have a new pic line placed in his right foot this afternoon. This new pic line will allow the TPN (supplemental nutrition) Cooper is receiving to be more concentrated, thus hopefully helping him to grow! I'm grateful for our wonderful nurse who advocated for Cooper during rounds this morning.
Between the ultrasound, bath, and new pic line (which took two hours to place) Cooper wasn't able to rest as much as he has been the last few days. I was not expecting him to have gained any weight today from being so stimulated. But Coop surprised us and gained 20 grams! He is now 2 lbs 4 oz. So close to his birth weight :) Taylor and I haven't held him for the last two days in an effort to let him rest as much as possible. Hopefully tomorrow will be a nice, quiet growing day for Cooper on his 3 week birthday!
Our brother-in-law sent this video to Taylor tonight, and it brought me comfort at the end of a long day. "If we have faith in Jesus Christ, the hardest, as well as the easiest of times in life can be a blessing." - President Eyring
Always just making me cry. I love you guys with all of my heart, I love baby coop with all of my heart. He is a testament of true love, strength, a fighting spirit , and th love of God. You guys are amazing and mean so much to sooo many people ! I am so incredibly thankful for the blog posts because I think I check t like twice a day.. Haha don't judge me! I just always want the scoop!! Love you kordsiemon family ! I love and look up to you more than you will ever know. And just know the Catmull family will always be here for you ! In person, in spirit, and through prayer ! Xoxo
ReplyDeleteHe's such a doll. Stay strong. Prayers are headed your way. XOX
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