Family, Friends, Prayer Warriors,
Today was Jacob's day to shine. He got a bath tonight, and had his first go round on the baby bottle...10 CC's! As standard for bottle-fed babies, his feeding tube was moved from his mouth to his nose today as well (which as gross as it sounds when described, is actually better for him because its out of his immediate reach ). We figured once the nurses had told us independent instances where he was wanting to suck on just about anything that was placed in front of him (including Virginia's gloved finger), that he would do very well. I'm not sure if I mentioned it the other day, but he is also wearing clothes now and is doing well with controlling his temperature; another few days and he will be in a crib like his sister.
His official report for the day is:
0 residuals
2 lbs. 14 oz (almost to the three pound marker)
0 brady episodes
21% Room Air on the nasal cannula, with 1 liter flow
22 CC's of fortified milk
6 mg. daily caffeine
2 dirty diapers
5 wet diapers
Jordan is also doing much better since she was switched back to the CPAP. Thankfully, she is still in her crib, and has had 0 brady episodes. Also like her brother, she got a bath tonight too.
Jordan's official report for today is:
0 residuals on feeds
3 lbs. 7 1/2 oz (packin' it on! Go baby girl, go!)
5% CPAP 21% Room Air
32 CC's milk (feeding very well! just need to get the suck/swallow/breathe reflex down a little better, but she'll get there!)
8 mg. daily caffeine
3 dirty diapers
5 wet diapers
Also, I would like to take a moment to put a request to our Prayer Network for one of Jacob & Jordan's Podmates, Peyton. He too was a preemie that was due originally around the same time in April as Jacob and Jordan were due (give or take a few days), but due to heart problems, his mother Jaime had to deliver December 23, 2009. He has been making a lot of good strides since his arrival, but is not without his own unique share of difficulties.
According to recent reports on their blog (which is one of the blogs we regularly follow and can be accessed at the bottom of our page, as well as included here):
http://thedadds@blogspot.com, Peyton was diagnosed with stage 2 Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). According to the National Eye Institute, stage 2 ROP is described as moderately abnormal blood vessel growth. They say that many children who develop stage 2 improve with no treatment and eventually develop normal vision as the disease resolves on its own without further progression, but as a result of his second eye exam, the blood vessels behind Peyton's eyes haven't improved. Peyton's doctors still consider him to be in Stage 2 of RoP but he is exhibiting symptoms of a condition called "Plus Disease." The research his father, Steve, had done says Plus Disease develops in Stage 3 and occurs when the vessels become enlarged and twisted. Peyton was to receive another follow up exam in 3 days and if things haven't improved at that point, laser therapy will be seriously considered.
Please include Peyton, Jaime, Steve, and Peyton's older brother Lawson in your prayers for Peyton to have healthy results and continued success over his difficulties, and for the strength and well-being of his family. As shown as the header for Jaime and Steve's page for Peyton, "With God, All Things Are Possible".
Thank you for all of your love, prayers and thoughts! More results soon!
Kind regards,
The Cordova Family (Andy, Sheri, Jacob & Jordan)
cell - 281-300-6212
email - maverick2601@hotmail.com
