Surgery Saturday (not for Andrew)

We didn't get to spend a whole lot of time in the NICU today, as it was a busy day for surgeries (on other babies). Luckily, he was awake and alert while we were there, so we got an hour and a half of good quality time. They turned down his ventilator some more, based on very good blood tests, and he's been breathing well. He's moving a little more every day, though it's mostly still small hand and arm movements, and some squirming in his legs and torso.

He's been having the same sort of repeating issues for the past several days....a high heart rate and/or a fever. They can treat each medically, and for the most part he's been better recently, but they have to pay close attention and catch it before it has a chance to get bad. When his temperature starts going up a bit, they cool a piece of gauze with some water and put it on his forehead. If it goes up further, then they give him some Tylenol. With his heart rate, they can give him medication, and generally try to keep him calm and relaxed. These solutions have worked well and kept him happy during the last few days.

Not much else to report today....time for bed.