That's right folks!
The broncoscopy went well. His airway still has a little swelling so he will remain on the steroids for another day, but the big news is he is off the ventilator and back on the nasal cannula!! Whoo hooo!!
Love to all!!
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Day 73 - New Pictures
Hi Folks!
Tomorrow Zachary will meet with the Neonatal ENT and get his bronchoscopy. We are praying that his airway is no longer swollen and he has no other issues and can get off the ventilator! We'll be sure to keep you posted.
Today Zachary had another eye exam which showed no change in his ROP. We take this as a good sign since that means that the ROP has not gotten worse even though he has grown.
Speaking of growing, Zachary now measures between 17 and 1/8 and 17 and 1/4 inches long. Remember when he was born, he measured 13 and 3/8 inches? He sure has gotten big. His current weight is 5 pounds, 5.0 ounces. He has not yet been weighed tonight yet so it may be more!
Due to popular demand, here's some more pictures of our amazing boy and the events of last week.
Look at that face, isn't he adorable?
Tomorrow Zachary will meet with the Neonatal ENT and get his bronchoscopy. We are praying that his airway is no longer swollen and he has no other issues and can get off the ventilator! We'll be sure to keep you posted.
Today Zachary had another eye exam which showed no change in his ROP. We take this as a good sign since that means that the ROP has not gotten worse even though he has grown.
Speaking of growing, Zachary now measures between 17 and 1/8 and 17 and 1/4 inches long. Remember when he was born, he measured 13 and 3/8 inches? He sure has gotten big. His current weight is 5 pounds, 5.0 ounces. He has not yet been weighed tonight yet so it may be more!
Due to popular demand, here's some more pictures of our amazing boy and the events of last week.
Look at that face, isn't he adorable?
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With all the bells and whistles, we called this THE LIMO!
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Zachary in his LIMO about to go for a ride to TCH
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He loved the ride to TCH, he kept smiling away at everyone!
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Loving life in the NICU at TCH, pre-cardiac cath.
This is Zachary's own pose, too cute!
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Back in NICU III at TCH, nasally intubated - the poor little guy.
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Back at Women's Hospital, orally intubated, looking much more comfy.
Like the socks? Soooo cute and tiny!
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We hope you enjoyed the pictures. Love to all!!!
Monday, May 5, 2008
Day 72 - Still on the Ventilator
Hi Folks!
Today we got some good news on the bleeding in Zachary's brain, one side has no bleeding at all and the other side has been downgraded from a grade three bleed to a grade two bleed! This is great news! The bleeding is resolving. Can I get a "whoo hoo"??
In other news, Zachary remains on the ventilator. The machine is breathing 20 breaths per minute for him and he is breathing on his own quite a bit as well. His oxygen is set from 25% to 36%, which is good. Remember, room air is 21% oxygen. He will remain on steriods (twice a day) and on the ventilator until Wednesday or Thursday when a neonatal ENT doctor comes to examine him. On that day Zachary will get a bronchioscopy where the ENT doctor will look at Zachary's lungs with a camera, most likely the camera will go in via the vent tube. When Zachary will come back off the ventilator is dependent on what the ENT doctor sees. We're praying for no more swelling of his airway and no other anomalies.
Zachary spent the day catching up on his zzzz's. He isn't in pain and just gets uncomfortable with the vent tube down his throat when he starts moving around too much or when he tries to raise or turn his head. Mommy spent lots of time with him today soothing him. Daddy loved all over Zachary both before and after work and Granny Marie and Grandpa David also came to visit today.
That's about all that is going on with us. Thanks again for all the prayers, comments and love. Love to all!!
Today we got some good news on the bleeding in Zachary's brain, one side has no bleeding at all and the other side has been downgraded from a grade three bleed to a grade two bleed! This is great news! The bleeding is resolving. Can I get a "whoo hoo"??
In other news, Zachary remains on the ventilator. The machine is breathing 20 breaths per minute for him and he is breathing on his own quite a bit as well. His oxygen is set from 25% to 36%, which is good. Remember, room air is 21% oxygen. He will remain on steriods (twice a day) and on the ventilator until Wednesday or Thursday when a neonatal ENT doctor comes to examine him. On that day Zachary will get a bronchioscopy where the ENT doctor will look at Zachary's lungs with a camera, most likely the camera will go in via the vent tube. When Zachary will come back off the ventilator is dependent on what the ENT doctor sees. We're praying for no more swelling of his airway and no other anomalies.
Zachary spent the day catching up on his zzzz's. He isn't in pain and just gets uncomfortable with the vent tube down his throat when he starts moving around too much or when he tries to raise or turn his head. Mommy spent lots of time with him today soothing him. Daddy loved all over Zachary both before and after work and Granny Marie and Grandpa David also came to visit today.
That's about all that is going on with us. Thanks again for all the prayers, comments and love. Love to all!!
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Day 71 - Update
Hi Folks,
Well they tried to extubate Zachary today. He was working really hard to breathe so after three and a half hours, they intubated him again. His airway is swollen from the nasal ventilator they used at Texas Childrens, so they are giving him four doses of steriods to help reduce the swelling. An ENT doctor will look at Zachary on Tuesday or Wednesday to see if his airway is better, before they try to extubate him again.
That's about all that is going on with us. We are spending lots of time with Zachary, just keeping him calm while he is intubated.
We hope all is well with all of you. Love to all!
Well they tried to extubate Zachary today. He was working really hard to breathe so after three and a half hours, they intubated him again. His airway is swollen from the nasal ventilator they used at Texas Childrens, so they are giving him four doses of steriods to help reduce the swelling. An ENT doctor will look at Zachary on Tuesday or Wednesday to see if his airway is better, before they try to extubate him again.
That's about all that is going on with us. We are spending lots of time with Zachary, just keeping him calm while he is intubated.
We hope all is well with all of you. Love to all!
Day 71 - Waiting to be Extubated
Hi Folks!
It's been a rough weekend for Zachary. They tried to extubate Zachary yesterday (take him off the ventilator), but unfortunately he didn't handle it well and they had to quickly re-intubate him. Last night they had to give him a dose of morphine to help him relax. He hates the ventilator (we don't blame him) and tries to extubate himself and when he gets mad, he locks his body up so he can't get any oxygen. When he locks up, the nurses have to give him oxygen in other methods. They would prefer he works with the vent, not against it, hence the morphine.
They might try to extubate him again today, this time putting him back on the dreaded CPAP instead of the nasal cannula. Anything will be better than the ventilator. Thankfully he is breathing a lot on his own, with only minimal assistance from the ventilator. He should do well on the CPAP and then, hopefully, he'll go back to the nasal cannula.
Other than that, it's been a quiet weekend. We are really happy he is back at Women's Hospital. Now that we are back in Level III NICU, we got to see Brinson and she is such a cutie!! She's getting bigger and was wide awake when we peeked in at her. Ned and Lisa (Brinson's folks) took a peek at Zachary and were surprised by how big he is! Lisa said he looks like a linebacker! Ha ha!
We have met so many nice folks in the NICU and our prayer list every night is long and heartfelt. We pray for specifically for Zachary and Brinson, Aubrey, James, Noah, Lydia, and Morgan and also for all the other babies that are in NICU as a whole. We know so many prayers are being said for Zachary and we appreciate all of them. Our little boy has so much fight in him, it's just so amazing how tough he is! Between the prayers, our positive thinking and Zachary's strong will, he'll get through this rough patch and get back to where he was, quickly!
Thanks again for reading and commenting on the blog, and for praying for and loving us. We truly appreciate it!
Love to all!
P.S. Here are two of our favorite pictures that we posted last week.
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It's been a rough weekend for Zachary. They tried to extubate Zachary yesterday (take him off the ventilator), but unfortunately he didn't handle it well and they had to quickly re-intubate him. Last night they had to give him a dose of morphine to help him relax. He hates the ventilator (we don't blame him) and tries to extubate himself and when he gets mad, he locks his body up so he can't get any oxygen. When he locks up, the nurses have to give him oxygen in other methods. They would prefer he works with the vent, not against it, hence the morphine.
They might try to extubate him again today, this time putting him back on the dreaded CPAP instead of the nasal cannula. Anything will be better than the ventilator. Thankfully he is breathing a lot on his own, with only minimal assistance from the ventilator. He should do well on the CPAP and then, hopefully, he'll go back to the nasal cannula.
Other than that, it's been a quiet weekend. We are really happy he is back at Women's Hospital. Now that we are back in Level III NICU, we got to see Brinson and she is such a cutie!! She's getting bigger and was wide awake when we peeked in at her. Ned and Lisa (Brinson's folks) took a peek at Zachary and were surprised by how big he is! Lisa said he looks like a linebacker! Ha ha!
We have met so many nice folks in the NICU and our prayer list every night is long and heartfelt. We pray for specifically for Zachary and Brinson, Aubrey, James, Noah, Lydia, and Morgan and also for all the other babies that are in NICU as a whole. We know so many prayers are being said for Zachary and we appreciate all of them. Our little boy has so much fight in him, it's just so amazing how tough he is! Between the prayers, our positive thinking and Zachary's strong will, he'll get through this rough patch and get back to where he was, quickly!
Thanks again for reading and commenting on the blog, and for praying for and loving us. We truly appreciate it!
Love to all!
P.S. Here are two of our favorite pictures that we posted last week.
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