Friday, March 20, 2015

A little update about a little guy

Oh Liam... you have been keeping us on our toes SO much lately. Every day we have Liam's head circumference measured to make sure that the blocked ventricle isn't growing too fast and is smashing his brain. He is supposed to grow 1cm a week. He has big growth days. like 3/4cm days like yesterday. and 1/4cm days like the day before. and then there's no growth days like today. We like those. Because it keeps his growth in check. He has a big head. that's for sure. But all our kids have had them. 99%tile heads. all 3. So we wait. and keep an eye on his growth and make sure it stays on the right growth curve. if it grows too fast, he'll be headed to Primary's for closer observation. if it grows too fast after that, he'll be getting a shunt put in. we are praying this is not the case. The doctor we looked at his head ultrasound pictures with, said that his ventricle is most likely clogged from all the tissue left over that he has from his brain injury. So hopefully it'll just drain itself out. SOON. Liam got switched his his very last cannula! and is getting lower and lower O2 levels. down to almost 1L. He weighs 3.25 lbs!! This weekend or early next week, the occupational therapist is going to start working with him and his oral work. Getting him ready for bottle and nursing. He also graduated to nursery B! GO Liam!! Nursery A (which he was at) is the new baby nursery. The critical babies are in A. B is for more stable babies and C is for almost ready to go home babies. We are very excited about his move. Although, that nursery is a LOT quieter than A. And it makes me uncomfortable. LOL. not used to silence and quiet. But I sure DO enjoy it. I hold Liam daily and every time I do, he is WIDE awake. Almost the whole time. He is a super alert little guy. We are so proud of our little Angel boy and all the progress he is making. Your prayers are working miracles and Heavenly Father is listening!!! Please keep them coming!!! I can't believe the improvement we see in this little guy in his first 5 weeks of life... from this...
To this...
God is good my friends... God is good.

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