My excitement today was discovering that Josiah has two teeth! His two bottom middle teeth have come in. He was also 6.56 kg on the scale so he now exceeds his admittance weight - nine weeks later.
I found out this morning that both of Josiah's lumens on his Picc line would not pull back so he had to be poked twice today in his feet in order to test his blood. At least they were able to take blood from a vein in his foot as opposed to pricking his heel which would cause more discomfort. Both of the lines were treated with TPA so they are currently working again.
I requested to speak with the dietitian today. There have been a few times recently when Josiah's feeds have had to be changed on the weekends when his dietitian is not available so I wanted to have a better idea of what she would like to see happen so that I can do a better job of advocating. I now have a much better idea of what to expect.
Josiah had fevers on and off today and his abdomen became quite large. He had ultrasounds but I won't have the results until tomorrow. His ventilator settings were changed to 60% oxygen, a peep of 10 at a rate 30. He also had an echocardiogram which showed that his main valve only had mild regurgitation so we praise the Lord for that! I'll find out the results of the cultures tomorrow.
The oral care has changed on the floor. As part of the new protocol Josiah now receives a swab with mouth moisturizer that he really seems to enjoy. He's licking his lips more. It's nice to see him enjoy something.
He wasn't able to do much physio today and I wasn't able to hold him but tomorrow is a new day.
Please pray that Josiah's ventilator settings would be able to be decreased. Thanks so much for all your prayers and support!
Blessings,
Elizabeth
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