A scary morning

Before going to sleep last night, I called the NICU for a brief update. The night nurse informed me that Kelsons pulse ox and heart rate had dropped, and they had to remove his breathing tube and do chest compressions until they could re-intubate him. She assured me that he was fine, and his breathing tube had just gotten plugged up. I was so tempted to jump in the car and drive back, but since Krista was already asleep, I decided to go to bed too. Needless to say, I didnt sleep well. I called back about 5:45 this morning, and his nurse told me he was fine the rest of the night.

Krista and I arrived at the hospital this morning and Kelson was resting. Just as we were getting ready to go for breakfast, the numbers started dropping again. The nurse and respiratory therapist started working on him, but his heart rate was not going up, so after a few minutes, they called for the doctor. The doctor ended up pulling out his breathing tube again and re-intubated him. Slowly Kelsons numbers returned to normal. The doctor assured us that there was nothing to worry about, and that these things happen all the time. However, it was quite scary to watch.

Kelson had started to look very pale, and we learned that his hemoglobin was low. This led to him having another blood transfusion today. He was also given surfactant to help his lung function.

The remainder of the day was much more relaxing. Kelson slept most of the day, resting from all the excitement of the morning. The good news from the day is that Kelsons chest tube had very little drainage, so they will likely turn the suction off tomorrow.

As we got ready to leave tonight, we were told that Kelsons last blood test showed that his pH was low again. They ran another test at 9 PM, and it had came up some, and they will test it again at midnight.

Hopefully we will have a lot better morning tomorrow than we did today. Keep the prayers coming!