Jordan is resting comfortably this evening, and has already begun to show signs of breathing over her respirator. As long as the progression trend stays on its current path, she should be off of it by 6 am tomorrow morning. At various times tonight, Melinda will run various "blood gas" tests to see how much oxygen is in her blood and monitor her respiratory rate. Tomorrow morning will also determine if Jordan needs to transition up to the CPAP, or the cardiologist and MD may put her on a nasal cannula and see how she does, depending on how she did during tonight into the early am hours, as well as starting on moderate feeds once she is able. Another echo cardiogram will be scheduled for Monday to re-verify that all is well. To re-iterate, the surgery was successful.
Jordan's official numbers for the day are:
4 lbs. 9 oz (amazing, given all you have been through baby girl, congratulations!)
9.4 CC's TPN (needed since she is currently back on the respirator, but will be decreased as she continues to show improvement in her breathing)
.9 CC's lipids (also needed since she is currently back on the respirator)
30 Breaths Per Minute (BPM) ventilation setting on ventilator
0 dirty diaper
4 wet diapers
0 brady episodes
0 desats
daily dose Lasix diuretics (the plan is to keep her on these for now until we get a better feel for how fast her breathing improves)
Potassium (no extra currently needed; she is getting it in the TPN and Lipids for now)
Please continue to pray for good results and forward progress for her.
We also have another celebration...Jacob has officially reached the 4 lb. marker tonight! Fabulous! We also have been told that as long as Jacob continues to progress like he is now, there is a very good chance he could be taken off the nasal cannula next week and be breathing on his own with no assistance! We are so proud!
Jacob's official report for the day:
4 lbs. 0 oz.
0 brady episodes
0 desats
21% Room Air on the nasal cannula, with .25 liter flow
37 CC's of 24 calorie fortified milk, with now 5 bottles a day!
4 dirty diapers
6 wet diapers
0 CC's residuals
Mom also captured these cute video ops early this morning way before Jordan went into surgery. Our little two peas in a pod, including matching pacifiers!
More as it develops! Thank you for all of your love, prayers and thoughts! More progress reports soon!
Kind regards,
The Cordova Family (Andy, Sheri, Jacob & Jordan)
cell - 281-300-6212
email - maverick2601@hotmail.com
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