Last night Ryan and Arie left to go back up to Cambridge. I managed to hold my tears until after they walked away since it freaks Arie out when I cry. :) It's hard to have them away right now, but it's been pretty intensive care for Jansen so it's good timing since it is hard for Arie to be around and have me not be available for him so much of the time. Overnight some of Jansen's blood work was a little off so the doctors were a little worried about him. He also held his temp at 37.9 all night so he had a bit of a fever and the doctors were concerned that the might have an infection.
They kept a close eye on him throughout the day. At one point they were talking about moving his surgery up to tomorrow but they decided to keep it for Thursday. They are working hard to try to get him stable and healthy for Thursday. He's had a battery of tests today and I've been spending a lot of time just trying to keep him settled while he's poked and probed and moved and such. It's really a full time job.
On the bright side, he's been feeding really well today. Most feeds he's breastfed until he gets tired and falls asleep and then they top him up with expressed milk through his tube so that's been nice. He really likes to suck and has been a champ about latching on and sucking. They've been using a dummy for him when I can't be there but the doctors say it's a good sign for learning to feed again after surgery if he's wanting to suck so much now. So that's a real answer to prayer.
His blood work for his bilirubin levels came back within the normal range, so his jaundice isn't severe and shouldn't cause any problems. Another big answer to prayer. For now, pray for him to stay free of infection until surgery on Thursday. Pray for his blood levels to stay stable. Pray for Arie and Ryan as they travel back tomorrow night.
Thanks so much everyone for prayers and encouragement and help!
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Thanks for the udpate, Kelly. He is a cutie!! We are continuing to pray for Jansen & your whole family.
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