I called Dr. Ishii yesterday and he said that he was going to try to take off Isaac's DPAP today and see how stable he can be breathing on his own today. So we were very happy to see that Isaac was in fact breathing on his own when we got to the hospital at 2 pm! The only thing they are doing to assist Isaac's breathing right now is to maintain the oxygen level in the incubator at 27% (as opposed to normal air's 21%). Dr. Ishii said Isaac was pretty tired today from breathing on his own so he asked us not to touch Isaac too much. Jong did end up touching Isaac a little towards the end. Isaac looked so much happier with only a feeding tube going down his nose. No nose mask, no ventilator tube going down his throat, no IV. He is almost completely free! Isaac slept very sweetly almost the entire time we were there until the very end when he opened his eyes a bit.
We are still not allowed to hold Isaac yet. They want to wait till he is more stable. But they said that if things are stable, I can finally do kangaroo care with Isaac on Friday! The doctor said that if everything goes well, Isaac should be able to come home in 2 months.
Last night's visit was very different. They put this different DPAP nose thing on him which is basically a small retangular box with two holes that are placed directly in front of his nostrils. Boy did Isaac hate that thing! He did everything he could to get the thing off of his nose. He tried using his little hand but couldn't really do it. He then moved his head to try to knock it off and was quite successful with that. He kept crying and crying poor thing. The nurse allowed us to place the palm of our hands under Isaac's head to hold his head up just a little bit which did make Isaac a little calmer.
The first picture is of Isaac on the DPAP thing. The rest are from today. This is the first time we have seen him with almost an entirely "clean" face - only one little tape left! We still can't figure out whether he looks more like Jong or me. I am thinking Jong except for the big cheeks which are defintely mine since I had big cheeks when I was a kid too.
We are so thankful for how much God has watched over little Isaac.
God bless,
Sonia
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This is a day to celebrate!!!! Look at his beautiful face...he is an angel!!!!! I am so happy for all of you!!
Hugs,
Susan
What a happy day! Congratulations!
~Amy (Maylee)
Hooray for Isaac! He truely is a miracle baby and so so beautiful! I could just pinch those chubby cheeks.
Praise God!
Wow! I am so happy for you!!! I love seeing his cute little face!
Sonia - It has been quite a while since I checked your blog. My own two little girls were born 10 days ago at 36 weeks 5 days gestation. We had quite a shock to find out Lily has a cleft palate. She and her daddy spent her first 5 days in a separate city where she could be closely monitored. Fortunately she was able to eat well and has been home with her mommy and sister Addison for 5 days.
I'm so glad to pop in on your blog to find Isaac doing so well. I know you can't wait to hold him. I can attest that holding your baby is absolute bliss!
Teresa (IVF Connections)
What a milestone!! Congratulations! It won't be long now!
Dawn (mom to 27 week b/g twins)
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WAY TO GO, ISAAC!!! (And God, of course.) I am SO happy to see Isaac's beautiful nose. (I guess all of those prayers about not squashing his little button nose really worked!) Anyway, CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful achievement. I can't wait to see the picture of Isaac in the ARMS of his Mommy and Daddy!!!!!
Love in Christ,
Kristina
YAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!! i can't tell you the shriek the escaped my heart when i saw and read. i had to re-read just to make sure i wasn't seeing things! way to go issac! i am so ecstatic for you guys. i, too, cannot wait to see pictures of him in your arms. :-) this is truly a glorious day and a day to Praise God. (like every other day.)
erin eccles
Praise the Lord! What wonderful news!
Sara from HP
Thank you God!! What a great week it has been. What a beautiful face! It IS quite difficult to tell who he looks like. ^_^
SL
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