Monday, May 27, 2013

Lets talk about bilirubin & Nasal cannula's? What?

So I am learning real fast that NICU is not only a place but it is a language all its own. Today when I walked in and saw Jayven back under the blue lights I was told all about bilirubins and all I could think was:
"I never thought I would have any reason to know what this word means"
However, now I do know and it's just one more thing I can say I have stored in my bank of knowledge.

The great news was Jayven had no nasal cannula (another new word for me). You know what it is, you just probable didnt know what it was called, this thing:
Look how darn cute he is without all the distractions of nasal cannula and IV's (aka "breathy air thing" before I knew any better) - now he has plenty of room to kiss his little face all over. Something Skylee could not stop doing, hes addicting :)
We found out today that Jayven is just as ready to come home as we are to get him home. If he is not wrapped in his blanket he tries to escape the incubator. Twice he has made his way all the way to the glass. His nurse told us today that if he was able to be put in a play pen, she is 100% sure he would be scooting all over it. She called him a wild man, lol. I find this pretty impressive for a 2 pound, 7 day old little man.

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