Everything with Wyatt went pretty well today. His billirubin levels continue to go down and he is beginning to look less orange. He was able to feed from the bottle well with me today. He tires out pretty quickly but he is able to coordinate his suck and swallow efficiently. He does continue to have these "brady" episodes where he forgets to breathe, especially when he is sleeping hard or very comfortable.
Wyatt will see a radiologist tomorrow to do a study of his kidneys. Since he has this horseshoe shaped kidney, there is a risk that his urine could go back up into his kidneys and cause damage. So the radiologist will insert dye into his system and then watch his kidneys and bladder work. Hopefully he will perform well on the test, but we won't have the results until they are read by the urologist. I'm happy that we will have this connection with a specialist at Duke. However my mind just races that there could be something else wrong. I need to have more faith that everything will be ok. Unfortunatly I have read too much on the internet, which is always a big mistake.
He will be moved to the "Special Care Nursery" tonight. I know that means he is doing extremely well. I need to focus on that and not on the possibility of things that most likely will not even happen (my internet research). I hope that his billirubin levels will go down tomorrow and they will send us back to Greenville. I miss Noah so very much. I just want my boys to be at home and to be completely healthy.
Keep sending me those positive words of encouragement. I love a positive text message and so does Jeremy. Our cell phones are 571-5607 (jeremy) and 571-5608 (ashley).
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It was so great to laugh with you all tonight! We love you (and Jeremy, we'll never look at Lowe's the same again) all!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Ash, remember our adventure to Home Depot for the lights?!?
Hey Ashley! I am glad that Wyatt had a better day today. I will be praying for you all tomorrow during his test. Just FYI, I was telling my mom about his horseshoe- shaped kidney and she told me that she actually has 4 kidneys, 2 normal, and 2 small horseshoe-shaped ones. She has had them all her life. I knew that she had extra but didn't know that they were horseshoe-shaped. Anyway, I found that interesting. Wyatt is beautiful! Praying for you all.
ReplyDeleteHey...Glad to know that things are going good. We miss you so much and we can't wait to see that beautiful boy (in person). Monique and D'Anna say hello! Your positive attitude is truly an example for all of us! Love,
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