So far, so good… They say the CPAP will inflate his belly some, so they have to watch that to make sure it doesn’t aggravate his tummy drains, but he was breathing over his ventilator so they decided they would give it another try and see how he does.
Keeping our fingers crossed for this 3rd attempt.
Nathan doesn’t like his ventilator in so he’s keeping the nurses on their toes today. His vitals have been mostly stable except for some brief bradycardia‘s or temporary drops in his heart rate.
Today, Zayda (Russ’ Dad) & Granny (Russ’ step-mom), Mommy’s Grandma & Grandpa, and her four sisters, sister-in-law, and nephew all came into town for a very small funeral service to be held for Kaleb tomorrow at 1pm. Grandma (Russ’ mom), Shannon, Patty, Kim, Randy, Sara, Dana, Shawna, Gadget, Mike, Jere, Luke, & Seth were also there. We appreciate all the kind words and wish we could invite all our friends, but as we will have a lot of family and will be having it in the small garden outside the NICU, we’re somewhat limited on the number of people who can attend.
We cannot receive flowers in the NICU, so in lieu of flowers we’d instead prefer a donation be made to Graham’s Foundation, the Ronald McDonald House (which has been amazingly helpful throughout our stay at TCH), the Jewish Family Service of Houston, or through the Baby Registry page above.
Thank you everyone for all the kind words, prayers, and well wishes. We couldn’t have possibly made it through these tough times without all the support.
Hoping for a quiet night…
The Rimmerman Baby Adventure 