Bridger made some good progress today. They decided to switch from the umbilical line to a PICC line so that he could be held easier and safer. The PICC line is a line that threads through a vein in his arm all the way to his heart. They call in a special team to do it and all I know is it took forever for them to get it in. I think it was about an hour and a half before they called and said I could come back in. They also changed his feeding tube to one in his nose so that he can have a binky and start to learn the sucking reflex. It is so nice to start seeing things coming off instead of adding more and more to him.
Once the PICC line was in I got to hold him during two of his feedings. He is still on a lot of oxygen support, so for now the only food he gets is through his feeding tube. He is a pretty happy little guy for what he is going through. Hopefully he will keep on making big improvements everyday!
They are hoping to get rid of the lights tomorrow!
This picture was taken before they moved the feeding tube.
No goggles for a minute while my Mom holds me!
3 comments:
He is precious...;)
Oh, he's so cute, Lind! (and Jaret)So happy to hear things are coming off and that you can hold him.
Oh he is so adorable! I am so happy for you and him! I hope he makes some more really big improvements and you get to take him home! Love you guys!
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