Baby Benjamin had an exciting day...he was doing really well with just his OG tube and no vent and all his stats looked good so they decided to start putting breast milk into his OG tube (the little thing that looks like a straw coming out of his mouth in all the pics) which runs down his newly constructed esophagus and all the way down into his stomach. So this isn't a test of the viability of the esophagus (which will hopefully happen later in the week) but this is a way to get food into his tummy which should make him feel much better. They are starting out slow to make sure he doesn't have any issues because of spit up, ect. They will continuously feed him all day and night. When I told Barrett about baby Benjamin getting food into his tummy he said "he is going to get bigger and bigger and bigger!!!" This was as he stood up in his new big boy bed and made his baby brother as tall as he possibly could with his sweet imagination.
Please pray that the feedings will go as well as possible and that his stomach will tolerate the food and his esophagus will tolerate any spit up that may come back up after eating. NO LEAKS...we want no leaks in his new little plumbing. Also that he will rest comfortably and not pull out that OG tube...he is pretty good at finding it and trying his best to get rid of it...which would not be the best thing for him right now. It would take a lot of careful work to put one back in past his incision site. In the new pics you will see his little car mittens we have put on him to slow him down...he actually seems to like them but not as much as he likes his pacifier! He will have on his little BR light sunglasses for a while longer but the lights and now feeding should help his levels to go down soon.
We also took a picture of his amazing blond hair today that has made the NICU nurses swoon over the little fella...he finally got to have his hair washed around his IV that is in his scalp last night so it made us see just how blond it really is!
Many friends outside of Red Mountain Church have asked if they can bring a meal to us to help out which is so kind. Our friend Ashley is organizing meals and she said to feel free to email her and she will let you know how you can help. Her email is ablomeyer@artsbma.org
3 comments:
We love you all and miss being there! I just wanted you to know that every customer at the shop that calls sends a new prayer chain for Benjamin in a new direction. There are alot of people in a lot of different churches in Georgia praying for all of you. I feel so torn to be in Birmingham but I will see you this Sunday. With Love, Grandaddy and Grandmama
Hooray for Benjamin! God is good!
sweet baby boy! we love those mittens!
Post a Comment