Sat & Sun, June 28 & 29, 2008 - Our Little Kangaroo

Aiden is now two weeks old. He has been doing really well these past few days. Today, Lisa got to start Kangaroo Care. This is where the mother or father can hold the baby against their skin (like a kangaroo). This really helps the baby's neurological development and gives comfort to both the baby and the parents.

For the first time, Lisa held Aiden for about an hour. She never stopped smiling the whole time. Aiden did great. Thanks to Nurse Tracy who helped initiate this and made us feel comfortable the whole time. She's been amazing. Tracy said that it depends upon how Aiden is doing, but generally speaking Lisa or I could do Kangaroo Care every day.



Aiden has started gaining weight finally. He is nearly back up to his birth weight. The infection that has been plaguing him tested positive from the UAC line but negative from a peripheral blood draw. This is good since the UAC line has already been removed. So hopefully the infection will not show back up. Aiden now has an IV line in his head. If the infection stays negative, they can remove this IV line and install the percu-cath as a more permanent IV line.

It was great to see Lisa holding Aiden. Amazingly, he was relaxed the whole time. I'm sure he was glad to feel and hear his mother's heartbeat once again. He won't be quite as familiar with his Dad's heartbeat, but I'm willing to give it a shot.

Today was great day! Thanks for all the support.

Keep praying for Aiden.

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