145th Day in the NICU

Drayke currently weighs 9lb 4Oz. His CO2 was 66. He is statting well as of now. His vent settings are ever changing. The last few days have been pretty rough. He has had to be bagged a couple of times due to his O2 stats going down. A couple of times his heart rate has dropped as well. We are just scared to death what this means but of course he could just be having a rough week.

Drayke had his first bubble bath last night and loved it. He was looking around and smiling and has been statting well ever since. Maybe this is why he was having a rough week, He just wanted a bubble bath. LOL.

Both mom and I have talked long and hard about whether or not we should do the trach or not. We know that he is constantly de'statting and that could be because he does not want the tube in his mouth. He also keeps tensing up and that caused the tube to become crimped. He is getting old enough where he needs to start his oral skills. We can either keep going like we are going or try for the trach. We know that there is a chance that he could die during this surgery. After much discussion we did decide it is best for him to have the surgery. Mom talked to Dr I to contact Vanderbilt to schedule. The Dr and all the nurses agree that the trach will be the best thing in the world for Drayke. We will know more on Monday.

While mom was visiting Drayke on Saturday she was there to see the little girl, Jasmine, next to Draykes room, die. Death has been on both sides of our son now. First Jared in bed 6 a bit more than 2 months ago and now little Jasmine, who was about 3 weeks old in bed 8. Mom couldnt stop crying. To have things hit so close is so hard because you know what each of these parents have gone thru to get to this point and fearing that this could be us.

We need all the positive energy and prayers that you all can provide for us.