Wednesday

Today was pretty much the same as the last few days. There hasn't been much of an update. That is actually good news. We would rather have no change than bad news.

They did have to put in a pic line. His IV line in his belly was leaking which is common. They wanted to start a central line so that they wouldn't have to do IV lines every few days. They were going to start it in his arm, but couldn't get a good spot, so they did the central line in his head. Again, we hate to see it, but we know it is the best thing for him.

Later in the day, they decided to do an ultrasound on his brain to make sure he didn't have any bleeding in his brain. We were very concerned about that. It is common for preemies his age to get brain bleeds. There are 4 levels of bleeds. The first two aren't that concerning (at least that is what they tell us, how a brain bleed can be not concerning is beyond me). Anyway, they usually check for that at the 7 day mark, but some of his blood levels were low, and they thought he might be at risk for a brain bleed.

It was a tense afternoon as we waited for the results, but finally, they came and told us, no bleed. Thank God!! We are thrilled. He still has a risk, but for now, that is really good news. They should do another test on Monday to make sure, then he should be through the critical part of the brain bleed.

All good news for now. We are so thankful.