Some Good, Some not so good.

He is doing much better with not dropping his heart rate when they do his cares. Yesterday and the day before it was getting as low as 40 something and 70 something, but the lowest it has been since last night is 128 and 137 which is much, much better. Yesterday they sent a blood culture into the lab and they did find some bacteria, but they are already giving him antibiotics and his nurse said they'll continue to monitor that closely and they will probably keep him on the antibiotics for another week, just to be safe. She also mentioned that the bacteria could have been what was causing to drop his heart rate so dramatically because it basically just makes him tired and not feel well- just like if you or I were to be sick. He did put on weight though! He was 510 grams (1 lb 2 oz) on Sunday, and today he is 600 grams (1 lb 5 oz)!!! It is a pretty dramatic jump, so one of the residents is going to take a look at his feet and the area around his testes because he might be retaining some extra fluid, in which case they would give him a diuretic to help him pee it out because the added pressure can make it harder for him to breathe, but it looks like he's breathing just fine. This morning I made it in to see him just in time to watch the nurse change his bedding that he peed all over! It was a lot of pee for such a little man! Plus a soaking wet diaper! We will probably be here for most of the day, and one of the Dr.'s is supposed to talk to us at some point, so I'll let you know what's up.