Today, Aiden’s daddy’s family – Grandma Shirley, Aunt Sandy and cousin Kimmy – came down from New Hampshire to visit. His Grandma Shirley was down earlier in the week but today, with Aiden gaining more strength and stability, they were able to enjoy a more relaxing visit.
My sister actually held off nursing until today and had a positive experience with it and is happy to know she will be able to start incorporate some nursing sessions into each day. He continues to have a feeding tube in his nose. Also, they will continue to supplement with bottles to try to keep a handle on how much he eats as this is important in how it relates to his condition. Aiden’s progress is basically on a track of two steps forward, one step back right now; meaning, his blood sugars go up, so they turn down the glucose IV. Then his blood sugars stabilize for awhile and dip again, so they turn up the IV. The important thing is his baseline of blood sugars is slowly increasing.
My sister actually held off nursing until today and had a positive experience with it and is happy to know she will be able to start incorporate some nursing sessions into each day. He continues to have a feeding tube in his nose. Also, they will continue to supplement with bottles to try to keep a handle on how much he eats as this is important in how it relates to his condition. Aiden’s progress is basically on a track of two steps forward, one step back right now; meaning, his blood sugars go up, so they turn down the glucose IV. Then his blood sugars stabilize for awhile and dip again, so they turn up the IV. The important thing is his baseline of blood sugars is slowly increasing.
I believe my sister and her husband spent a good six hours with Aiden today before returning home. My sister is still quite exhausted, working on recovering from the c-section and managing her other complications.
Still no word on when he’ll get to come home, so for now, thank goodness my brother-in-law Jim is such an adept driver as they will be logging quite a few miles to and from the hospital. Everybody’s spirits are lighter and there’s been more room for smiles.
Still no word on when he’ll get to come home, so for now, thank goodness my brother-in-law Jim is such an adept driver as they will be logging quite a few miles to and from the hospital. Everybody’s spirits are lighter and there’s been more room for smiles.
It feels like we've lived a lifetime of emotions for baby Aiden in this one week. What I am happy about is having a beautiful nephew to provide with a lifetime of love.
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