Day 15

We are still trying to get Brody's fluid retention issue under control. I might have already said this, but the combination of the medicine and the blood transfusion caused fluid to build up in his lungs. His calcium and protein remain low, so they are giving those two things by IV. His IV's aren't holding up very well, so instead of continuing to find new IV sites all the time they are putting in another PICC line. The PICC line is better because it is supposed to last longer and they can give him multiple things at once. But, the downside is that it can infiltrate, as the first one did. They found a small thread of blood in his stool, so they stopped his feedings to let his digestive system calm down. The blood might just have been from the glycerine they are giving him to help him poop, but they don't want to take any chances. They did another echocardiogram of his heart at noon, so we will wait and see the results from that. The murmur was not heard yesterday, but it was faint this morning. The neonatologist on duty today is also a cardiologist, so he is the heart expert.

Oh, baby Brody, if it isn't one thing it's another. These are the ups and downs of the NICU. The good thing is that Brody is stable, strong, and kicking up a storm. The nurse turned him this morning and within minutes he had pulled off two of his leads. He is growing every day!