So far today is proving to be a relatively calmer day for Baby Boy Newman. His blood gasses are still not coming back great, but the doctor said they are on the "low end of normal" They are continuing to adjust the levels on the respirator to make sure he is getting the oxygen he needs.
They believe that the tears in the lungs have healed and they are removing one of the chest tubes today. They are also going to be inserting a PICC line either today or tomorow so that they can decrease the number of times they need to stick him with iv's. He will be fed a combination of lipids and electrolyte solution through this line. Once his breathing is more under control, the doctors and nurses will talk to us about beginning oral feedings.
The head scan they took yesterday came back normal, as expected. We are still waiting for the results of an echocardiogram which should be back later today.
The doctor said that he expects the next day or two to continue to be rocky but he expects Baby Boy Newman to start showing some improvement this weekend.
Kerry is still scheduled to go home tomorrow and looks forward to being able to spend some quality time with big brother Ilan.
We'll continue to keep everyone posted and hope we'll have good news to report in the coming days.
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