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Day 22 - 3 Week Birthday

Today marks Day 21 in the NICU and also Oscar’s 3 week Birthday! 💚🎂👶🏻
It was funny this morning during rounds I said to the doctor, “Oscar did that awhile ago” referring to his first week of life and it truly was awhile ago.
There is nothing super exciting happening today except changing some of Oscar’s vent settings and upping his caffeine. Oscar’s vent setting is in NAVA. NAVA allows him to breathe on his own, but will kick in if needed. Oscar is breathing room air and the back up setting was set to breathe 20 times a minute/once every 3 seconds if Oscar decided to not initiate a breath. The back up settings are now 15 times a minute/once every 4 seconds. Changing the settings allows us to see if he is ready to be extubated.
The original plan was to take Oscar home this coming Monday or Tuesday December 11 or 12. Because he was reintubated going home is being pushed back.
Praises:
- Oscar is tolerating care time much better than he use too. Care time is every 3 hours. During care Oscar gets changed, fed, medicine, oral care, his temperature and blood pressure taken, belly measured, listened to with the stethoscope, repositioned, along with blood draws being taken if they are needed. He also gets regularly suctioned and deep suctioned whenever is needed as well.
- Oscar seems comfortable and is sleeping lots. When you sleep you grow! 😴💚💪🏻
Prayer Request:
- Oscar would make it home before Christmas.  🎄
- Oscar would amaze the doctors by getting extubated this coming week and not dropping his stats or if he does recovering them quickly and without intervention. Oscar would need to keep his stats good for a week to week in a half before we would get to take him home.
- Oscar will have a CMP (Comprehensive Metabolic Panel) and CBC (Complete Blood Count) on Monday. We pray his numbers will be good especially when looking at liver and kidney numbers and his blood is easy to draw. He does not like to give up his blood. 😒
Thank you for following Oscar’s Odyssey.
An odyssey is a long wandering or voyage marked by many changes of fortune. I feel this describes Oscar’s life well thus far at least the many changes of fortune part. Oscar already has had many highs ⬆️and lows ⬇️ and we hope for in the end a lot more highs ⬆️😊👍🏻, but we are thankful for the prayers and support whether we are rejoicing or in a time of despair. Have a good Saturday!

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