A "Good" Day

So last night after shift change, we went to see Kaden in the NICU. As we entered the NICU, we noticed that the X-ray tech was leaving Kaden's area. We asked what was going on and they said that they were having some problems with Kaden's ECMO canula again....it was still kinked. The surgeon was able to adjust his canula (move it around and re-stich it in a different area) to try and compensate for the kink. Well.....it worked! Kaden's stats immediately shot up to the 90's for his O2 levels. We were very happy and told the surgeon that he could come and touch Kaden whenever he wanted to. We hung out until about 11 pm, then decided to try and get a good night's sleep.

We woke up this morning feeling pretty re-freshed. Kristi and I both slept good all through the night. I think we ended up getting up about 8am which was wonderful. We got up and went to check on Kaden. We walked in to see our little man with a bag full of pee-pee and his stats were GREAT! The doctor came and talked to us only to say, we don't really need to talk today.....Kaden is doing what we want him to do. She gave us the thumbs up and walked away. That made us feel so good. Kaden's stats remained good all day and he continued to make lots of pee-pee. He is still very swollen, but he is getting rid of more fluid than he's taking in. They had to up his paralsis meds to prevent him from moving a whole lot. His canula is very sensitive, and they don't want him squirming around too much. The doctor also said that if everything keeps on going in the right direction, we won't have to come to a decision tomorrow.

We are both very frustrated with the ECMO machine and the kinked canula...as are the doctors. But on the other hand, ECMO has kept Kaden alive and gave him a chance to heal and get stronger. As long as his numbers stay good and he continues to pee-pee, his lung should come around. They say that his lung is getting better and they are starting to hear some more breath sounds. We just need to get lots more fluids off to help Kaden.

That's about all the news for today. Good news is great!! We are about to go back to see him and tell him good night before we retire for the night. Our social worker has also told us that we have the room we are currently in until at least April 12th. That's nice to know that we don't have to leave the hospital. That is about all for now, I will update you more tomorrow, or sooner if anything changes. Thanks again for all the support!

**************Baby Collin is still recovering well from his surgery.*****************

Below is a photo of Kristi's fortune she got from her fortune cookie today at lunch. She taped it up to Kaden's isolet.