Day 14

Abraham was comfortable today. He mostly just slept and was nicely tucked in with blankets in the incubator. His oxygen saturations went up and down however this is typical for a premature baby. He grew a little in length, he is now 16.8 inches. His weight is 2.10 lbs (about the same). He is a little fighter, he gets his hands and feet going when anyone messes with him. The doctor today said that the medication for the PDA sometimes works and sometimes does not work. It can affect his kidneys (low urine output), so far he is fine in fact he pees more than the diaper can absorb. He is on more antibiotics because his blood culture was postive for gram + cocci. His blood pressure is also low so he is requiring medication to increase it. He has sepsis (infection in the blood) which in very common in hospitalized babies or immunocompromised people.For babies this occurs due to an immature immune system and multiple medical interventions (IV starts, blood draws, suctioning, breathing tubes, ect). Please pray that the antibiotics cure the infection, that the Indomethicin closes the PDA, without any side effects such as damage to the intestines or stomach, bleeding or kidney problems. Please also pray that the brain swelling decreases and that he won't need the neurosurgeon to place a shunt and that he does not need blood pressure medication. Thanks again everyone. It's 10:30PM Glenn is doing laundry and I am going to put away some clothes since we will be here for awhile. Good night.