Thursday, July 8, 2010

Doing well!


Stretching out


Father/Son time :)

Wide awake!



Our cute little nephew, Jordan....he will be TWO this weekend! Hopefully it's just a matter of time before he can meet Kale and give him a big hug and kiss. Sarah and Justin have been teaching him how to say Kale's name so he'll be ready to rock and roll as soon as Kale gets out!

Kale had a great 2 month birthday yesterday! He has been doing so well on the vapotherm, it's great to see him diong so well! He is still on 5 lpm and is doing really well with it, his oxygen is even pretty low at 30%. He had another spell where his HR dipped to 51 or so then he brought it back up. The Dr. has cut his steroid dose in half, and he is planning on discontinuing it on Friday. Therefore, the weekend and first part of next week will probably show us if the steroids worked long term and helped his lungs or if it was more of a temporary thing. we're obviously hoping for the long term fix!
Kale's weight has started to increase again, he is at 3 lbs. 9 oz. now and as you can see from the pictures he is really filling out!! He has been wearing his outfits every day now and it helps to maintain his temperature.
He has another eye exam today so we'll see if there are any changes there. He doesn't have another blood gas until SATURDAY!! That means the Drs. are confident with how he is doing on this vaportherm treatment :)
Thanks for checking in and for keeping Kale in your thoughts and prayers!

2 comments:

  1. Steph & Derc,
    Such great news to read about fir baby Kale!
    It brings tears to my eyes when u look at the new
    pictures of him and see how far he has come and
    the obstacles he has surpassed. It is so wonderful
    that you have such great care in the NICU-it
    makes a world of difference! We pray for more "boring"
    days and "uneventful" nights for your little man. He surely
    has an angel watching over him :) I'm sending one
    more little package in the mail so be on the lookout...was
    shopping and just couldn't resist! Peace and Love, The Bauers

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  2. Wow he is such a cutie! I am glad baby Kale is doing better.

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