An update...

Here is Aiden resting sweetly after the CPAP was removed earlier this afternoon. They put him on his tummy to help drain the fluid. Will he follow in his sister's footsteps and be a tummy sleeper?! As you can see his IV is in his scalp. Early this morning he pulled his IV out of his arm, which became infected so they ended up putting the IV in his scalp where he would be less likely to interfere with it.

One of the first things Aiden's nurse shared with us this morning is that he was very upset most of the night as they would not feed him. They wanted him to only have sugar water for a while as they were monitoring everything. Mid-morning he was able to receive his first bottle from what Amy is pumping. Mommy was able to feed him his second one later this afternoon and below is a picture of daddy feeding him a bottle this evening. As long as he continues to take the entire bottle they will not have to put a feeding tube in him. He took his first bottle very well. A little prompting was needed for his last two. We are praying a feeding tube will not be needed.

A special visitor came to see Mommy in the hospital today. Aiden's big sister was a little confused yesterday and today as to why mommy was in a bed (not at home) and why no baby was with her. No one under 18 is allowed in the NICU but we did take Anna by the baby nursery at the hospital to show her all the babies on both of her visits. That seemed to suffice her curiosity.

Amy is actually home tonight, which is a huge blessing as she slept very little at the hospital. The doctor that delivered Aiden is new to Amy's OBGYN practice, is younger and very laid back. She said Amy could head home this evening, once we hit 24 hours as long as we promised to keep tabs on Amy's fever and promised to call the office if she began to feel badly once again. Thankfully, there have been no signs of a fever today.
Aiden's chest X-rays are still abnormal as well as his white blood count is elevated. He is being treated with a more general antibiotic until they hopefully can conclude if he has an infection and what it is or if his lungs are just not fully developed or some sort of combination. A huge praise is that his breathing, which had been at 100 (respiratory rate) came way down today. A normal range is 40-60, thus the removal of the CPAP. We are praying this remains the case! It was an odd feeling to come home tonight without a baby but we know he is in very able and capable hands. We look forward to being a family of four under one roof very soon.