Well the baby just feel asleep in my lap. I have learned how to hold him for naps now and keep my arms free. He is doing well. Last week he has absolutely no control over his head and this week he is lifting it, beginning to turn to his right and we even did a bit of tummy time. His favorite thing when eating is to drop his head forward over and over which makes us have to be fairly creative with how to keep his head up. Darrell called me over the weekend and played "Gotta k...eep your head up, oh..." And it now runs through my head constantly!
He is beginning to focus more and actually look at the toy he trying to grab which is huge. He has quite a bit of "neglect" on his right side which means it is harder to see, feel, and be aware of his right side. We are trying hard to play with, stimulate and use that right side to wake it up. One thing he did in therapy this week that was cool is he had a toy in his left hand so I put one in his right. He dropped the toy in his left, reached over and grabbed the one out of his right which was HUGE because he was acknowledging his right side! It was also pretty funny.
He is still occasionally throwing up, just often enough to keep me in stitches whenever I feed him. He most often throws up if I accidentallybfeed him over 7 oz, but he threw up his lunch today after only 5 oz... Who knows why. They can't take out his PICC line until he is getting enough fluids because they give him IV fluids overnight. So we spend most of the day feeding him (5 meals hopefully 6 oz each), going to therapies (3 hours total), or napping in between therapies. I am still trying to figure out how to get him to sleep longer that 30-45 minutes. He will lay for over an hour in the bed calmly without sleeping, and within a minute of me holding him he is asleep-silly baby. I have never been one to hold my babies to sleep, but I am making definite exceptions. I just need to figure out how to help him nap longer. He just such a light sleeper now. Hence the really long post today. He is still sleeping in my lap and I don't dare move...
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ReplyDeleteNathan Hatch He's such a cutie. I love hearing about his improvements
Michelle Barnum Smith Angel baby
Cassie Smith He is beautiful. I love reading the updates that you post. We continue to pray for Parker and your whole family. We rejoice in every little triumph as you continue on this journey.
Kristen Mullaney Deptula He is making such enormous leaps! I love this picture, it reminds me of Abby at this age sleeping with the pacifier half in half out, he looks so perfectly peaceful in your arms, sweet boy! Just a thought- Do you have an e-reader? I loved it when I was breast feeding because you could turn the page with one hand, I was thinking It would be handy for naptime.
Katie Jensen Anderson He can sleep on me anytime! I love holding sleeping babies :)
Julie Fairbanks Sewell Eyelashes for days.
Marissa Jensen Kaplan I would guess that you're getting the standard amount of disruptions from nurses and the general hospital environment. It is super hard to sleep through the near constant barrage of activity. It gets rather tiresome! I hope you find your solution!
Tiffany A. Winkel Nutter Handsome boy. Awesome mom.
Tina Winkel Mortensen Such an awesome mom. Such a special boy!
Whitney Gomez Sweet little guy! Glad you can snuggle him though! So happy he is making progress. Praying that continues!
Lara Smith Sorich We think of you all and continue to pray for great miracles. He is absolutely amazing, just like you!
Robyn Thomas Swenson What a good lookin' little boy! Thanks for the update!
Jennifer Swenson Butikofer Beautiful! So good to hear your updates. We continue to pray every day .
Ashley Drury Swenson Kristen I was just thinking about that yesterday when he woke up when I turned a page. I am going to grab mine from home this weekend. Do you know of any good books? I am just about to finish my book.
Tami Aldama He is beautiful! I hope you and the family are doing ok. What an experience for you all. I look forward to your daily posts. Many days I sift through all my posts to find yours. I love your testimony and strength and that you don't sugar-coat your updates because we all care about your family and are praying for a successful recovery. The distance is killing me. I wish I was there helping you get through this. Sending our love! Hang in there!
Joy Yang Look at how much the swelling has gone down! Glad he is making progress.
Erika Leigh Mohr Finlinson Sweet baby
Emily Rees Pierce What a sweet boy! You are such an amazing mom!
Jennie Bangerter Larsen Great update! :)
Annette Swenson Oh how far we have come. Things are looking better every day. Love those eyelashes.
Sheryl Herin Devereaux What a sweetheart. I'm so happy that he has made it through so many hurdles. I know Grandma Swenson (Annette) surely thinks so. Keep up the patience. He knows you love him--that's why he falls asleep in your arms. What he can't say verbally, he is in your arms. Prayers continually...
Catherine Burnham Still praying ! He does look good-and you are totally amazing !