Yesterday was a good day. Tim and me went to the hospital. The doctor came in and said that it would be safe to start kangaroo care on Hunter. Both of our jaws dropped. We were finally going to be able to hold our son. The nurse came in a half an hour later and asked if we were ready. We only had 10 minutes a piece with Hunter. He is to premature to hold body heat and needed to be back in the incubator after 20 minutes.
I can’t begin to explain how precious those 10 minutes was for us. The love I have for Hunter is so beyond words. I can’t begin to explain it. It was the best 10 minutes of my life. After we held him, we went to the cafeteria to eat. Those moments with Hunter were so emotional and so fabulous, I couldn't even eat dinner. It was truly wonderful.
As for Hunter, he is off the respirator and on a CPAP machine. The CPAP machine helps with air when he needs it. We also heard Hunter’s little cry for the first time today. We got it recorded and I will download it onto myspace when my camera’s battery charges. He is breathing on his own and they may start feeding him tomorrow. This may be pretty complicated and challenging.
On the flipside, they found bleeding on Hunter’s brain. The bleeding is graded 1-4. A grade one bleed is minor. A grade 4 bleed is severe. On Hunter’s right side is a grade one. On his left side, is a grade 2. Those are both very minor bleeds. They are planning on doing another ultrasound on Friday to see if it has stayed or became worse. These bleeds are commonly seen in micro preemies. A grade one and two bleed are usually absorbed and it does not affect anything. Please pray it stays that way.
Hunter has a long way to go with many milestones to get through. Please continue to pray for him. He is still so fragile (1 pound 4 ounces) and his body is so immature. He has lost weight, which is also not uncommon. I appreciate all your prayers so far. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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