Merry Christmas!

I edited these photos to where his jaundice is less noticeable. He is so CUTE! I love you my little munchkin.

SWEET!

Logan extubated. He is doing well with it so far!!

Logan's First Six Months

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smiles!!!

Doing good

Logan is statting pretty good. His oxygen needs are down to 21% when he's resting and 25% when he's awake. He is a little fussy but who wouldn't be with all broken limbs, a gaping hole in your stomach, and no food.

His heart rate is anywhere between 70 and 130 depending whether he is asleep or awake.

Other than being irritable he is doing awesome. Go my little man, go!

Doing Better

Logan is doing a little better. He had 2 brady episodes but he brought himself back up. He had one of his seizure like episodes and they had him hooked up to the EEG so they'll be able to look at it tomorrow when they download the results. His dressings look good and aren't saturating with blood and fluids as fast. They changed some of the packed dressings and day by day they'll pull a little more out and let it heal. They said his stomach is looking better. No temps. They increased his pain meds again and put him back on versed. They don't think the versed and the seizure like things are linked. I guess we'll find out. He is still vented but they didn't have to chase his O2 needs as much. All in all everyone seems satisfied with his recovery. I think that if I color coated the severity he was Red on Sunday. Burnt Orange Monday. Regular Orange today. Hopefully tomorrow I can report a bit of yellow :)

Oh and yes.....I'm a goof ball.

I won't let you.

Logan very nearly died today. He had been having bronchial spasms that closed his airways Saturday night. Every time this happened that had to give him breaths of straight oxygen. At about 8:30 Sunday morning he had a bad episode and his heart stopped. His oxygen went basicly to 0. They coded him and it was that scene from er. Chest compressions. Counting. Breathing. Loved one crying to come back.

It was all too real.

They were able to revive him after 2-3 minutes.

The decision was pretty much made to send him to a children's hospital. They sent him here: http://www.childrenshospitalofil.org/

It is downright the most beautiful hospital I have ever set my eyes on. There are so many places to explore and the detail is amazing. I wish we could have brought him here sooner.

The technology alone is amazing. The staff is so wonderful. I am saddened that he is so far away from me but I know they are taking care of my little wonder.

I love you Logan. Don't stop fighting. You are in a safe place and mommy needs you.

We don't know what is wrong with him. He is very sick. We don't know if he'll make it. Pray for my angel. Pray that if this is his time, to go with love. We all love him so much. My sweet baby boy.

Every tear I shed for you are kisses.

Mommy loves you more than she can express.

Sorry, it's been awhile.

A lot has happened. 12 days ago he was positive for a staph infection in his central line. They gave him antibiotics and it was gone 3 days later. They went ahead and did his surgery. That went well. He is a proud owner of a g tube and an ileostomy (again). He started running a temp shortly after and his recovery has been shaky. They thought it was post op yuck so they gave him some tylonal but ran some blood cultures (the normal 2) and waited it out. One came back negative and the second came back positive.....maybe. The neonatologist told me last night that it wasn't a positive positive, but more of a suspicious positive. So he did some other test and it came back negative. SO I thought he got a false positive. This morning the surgical nurse practitioner calls me and says that he most definitely has staph and they are going to pull his broviac central line and put a new one in at another location at 7:00am Wednesday (tomorrow). I'm like WTF?!?

Clearly communication in the NICU needs some improvement.

So I'm confused, she's confused, Logan is sick, and no one knows what to do about it.

another surgery

Logan will have surgery again this Wednesday. He is getting a g-tube and probably an ileostomy like he had before. We don't know what time he'll go into surgery yet. I'll post when I know.

webcam baby

So since Logan won't be home for a long time I'm considering downloading an instant messenger with webcam capabilities. We can take our laptop in there so we can video chat with family who can't go in (anyone under 18 or people out of state). What we need to know is what messenger company to go with so we don't have to download more than one.

Yahoo instant messenger and skype are examples of what we can you. We lean toward YIM because it's easy but if it means we can chat with more family we will consider others.

Let me know what you think.

Zach

Short Update

So Logan has ANOTHER stricture in his intestine. It doesn't completely close up his intestine but it's the main reason why he has the fistula. They are planning to do surgery sometime. They were going to do it this week but the surgeon on staff is one that has never seen Logan before. We thought it smarter to wait til a surgeon who's familiar with him to do his surgery. Also they are planning on putting in a G tube which is basically a catheter that feeds him directly into his stomach. This will enable the nose tube he's currently using to come out. It doesn't feel good to constantly have something down your nose and down your throat. It might be why he can't swallow anything.

Anywho that's about all for today.

Logan's 1st Halloween

"WALK THE PLANK"

In The Words of Dad - Explosion + Room Full of Babies = Me... Going To Hell

Logan is doing alright. He is back up to 14CCs of a mixture that is 3/4 formula, 1/4 water. He was a little gassy, mainly him getting used to the new mixture and amount. We were chillaxing while we waited for his nurse to finish up with another baby so Logan could weigh in (7 lbs 15.3 oz) when there was a loud pop to my left. Loud. Everyone heard it. People were freaking out at first, then they figured out that it was just a bag of water that feeds into the blender blowing up. I guess that Logan's canula was somehow kinked somewhere (oops). This created back-pressure and eventually a peace shattering explosion.

So how does all this add up to me going to Hell? Well, let's see... first thought through my head: oh God, if that was a gunshot please let them have shot me in the head. Second thought: I'm alive... there's water all over the ground, and... on my arm. Sweet, just how I wanted to spend my Saturday night: wet and lonely (I am sure the perverts out there are having a field day with that statement - Lord knows I am). Then it dawned on me: crying babies and people everywhere freaking out. Hilarious.

Special place in Hell. I'm going there, did you know?

In The Words of Dad

October 21/22, 2011. They stopped feeding Logan today. They thought they saw a dilated loop. Let me address the track record with such things: Last time someone thought they saw a dilated loop one of the other doctors looked at the same x-ray the other doctor had and said "I don't see it. Not sure what he is talking about."

Logan is cranky - not eating for a day'll do that to a fellow. His one comfort in life right now is his pacifier. If it falls out (which it does for many reasons) he goes ballistic. His swing was enough at first, then the hunger got to the point that it was causing him physical discomfort.

The other things that bothered them this week, and led to this decision include (but are not limited to) an increased amount of output from his "home-made stoma," increase in vomiting, an increased girth. All of which happened after the transition from 14cc/hr to 16cc/hr continuous feeds - which one of the doctors warned us would happen a couple weeks back at the care conference.

Oh dear lord, my son is being cared for by people who don't know how to read each other's notes. God, if you check blogs: get your smiting boots on.

There and back again

So Logan is having a rough time. We're not sure why but his blood level dropped like a rock and he got real cold. His nurse (his FAVORITE nurse) gave him some blood and cuddles last night and he's doing better. He had to be put on a nasal canula because he was breathing real fast. They think it's either because his tummy is so full of food it's hard to breath or because he is overloaded with fluid (or both). Otherwise he is doing okay.

food.....sorta

So little one is going to get some pedialite sometime today. His home made ostomy has slowed down the amount of stool leaking out. The hope is that it's healing itself closed and no surgery is necessary. He's just basically going to get a teaspoon every 3 hours but I wanted to start painfully slow. We'll see what happens.

No words needed

Waiting game explained

I complained up a storm (actually I used the "B" word but I'm trying to clean it up a bit) and pushed my weight at as angry mom and they called a teleconference with the surgeon. I explained that he is in extreme pain and cannot sleep and I am tired of the "wait and see" attitude. He finally explained WHY we are waiting and seeing. Apparently he thinks the stool isn't going everywhere in his abdomen but is using the tunnel they created when he had the ostomy. They think that the stool is coming out exactly where they made the ostomy and it is coming out just like it did before. If they are correct they believe that it will heal on its own, but just take a little time. If the stool increases, though, they expect that it is coming out at a different place and it will need to be surgically repaired. They are calling in the wound care team to look at the hole on his skin. The stool is "digesting" his skin and so it's VERY painful. He is still getting versed (a good pain killer) every so often which is keeping him calm. They plan to feed him again sometime today so we'll see what happens.

Meanwhile they did start giving him antibiotics just in case. I INSISTED on this. The e coli thing was the scariest moment in my life and I'll be DAMNED if I see it repeated.

sprung a leak

So logan's wounds from his surgeries healed over. The dr called Zach at around 9 or 10pm and told him that he had a hole in his stomach that fluid is leaking out of. Basicly the hole where his ostomy used to be broke open and is now leaking what the nurses believe to be stool. We have no clue what this means or what is going to happen. Tomorrow the dr is coming to look at it. I am freaking out and worried. Hopefully the dr sleeps well tonight. He is going to get an earfull when I see him.

We'll see

Dr. Brown checked Logan out and said that his xrays look okay and because he's still pooping they don't think he has a block. He has no clue why Logan puked so they're going to restart feeds tomorrow. We'll see what happens.

Crap

Logan is throwing up again. They stopped feeds and are pumping his stomach out again. He'll be fed barium tomorrow and have a day of xrays every 4 hours again. My heart is shattering into tiny little pieces.

YAY poop!!

So Logan had a MASSIVE poop today so it seems this last surgery did the trick. They started feeding him today. It's only 7 cc every 3 hours but it's a start. He's having to relearn how to eat. He's not very good at it, but he'll get a hang of it again I'm sure. He's doing well so far. The doctor said we have to get his feeds up to where they should be and he can go home! He said 2 to 3 weeks as long as he continues to improve!

YAY!!!!!!! SO
EXCITED!!!

Doing okay

So far Logan is doing alright. He lost a lot of the excess fluid he gained from his surgery. He pooped a little. He's still agitated and maybe even a little hungry? He looks less green and he slept for more than 10 minutes at a time last night. Hopefully this is it. I'm so ready to take my little boy home. I want to cuddle on the couch so bad it hurts. I love you little man. I can't wait for mommy time!

SUPRISE

I got a call today at about 9am from an unknown number. Well that's odd. I picked up pretty sleepily and it was a nurse from Carle. She says to me, "I've got Dr. Browne here to talk to you. He's the neonatal surgeon." All I could think to myself at the moment was, "yeah lady, I've been around every day, twice or more times a day. I know nearly every staff member and their mothers."

She hands the phone to Dr. Browne (which I laugh inside a little because they had to explain to him that they called me so he could explain what's going on. I guess 1) he wasn't expecting to talk to me and 2) they don't realize how loud they talk because they set the phone on the counter.).

Dr. Brown asks me if I can come it at 10am to sign the consent form. They were prepping him for surgery.

Now, I knew he was going to need surgery. He was vomiting all his food and was in pain every time they fed him. I figured, surely they would give me a day to mentally prepare myself. Shows you how wrong I was. I got an hour. It's probably a good thing to get this done. I mean, the TPN and Lipids were killing his liver. He seems more jaundice every time I see him. Though, the first time they noticed that the barium they made him swallow stopped dead in its tracks they could have said, "if there is a blockage there or anywhere else we're going to do surgery tomorrow." That would be awesome. I could have warned my boss a little sooner (though I'm sure a 7 hour notice was sufficient).

Anywho, his surgery took a little over 3 hours. He had scar tissue around his last surgery site on his intestine that caused his intestine to wall off. They took about 2 more inches of intestine out and then checked his bowel again to make sure everything looked okay. They gave him some blood. Not because he was bleeding a lot, but because it was just a little low.

When he got out of surgery he looked okay. He fidgeted a little but the anesthesia was wearing off. They're giving him fentenol every 2 hours and he can have tylonal along with that if he needs it. At about 8pm they extubated him and he went to 2 liters of oxygen on a high flow nasal cannula.

Lets hope this is it. I never want to see my baby cut up again. It's just making me so ill watching his body, which is so new, be riddled with scars and pokes.

We love you so much, Logan. I'm sorry this is happening to you.

Yay pictures!

When he's in a good mood you can tickle him

He was trying hard core to eat my finger.

So a bit of an update. When Logan eats we thought it just sat in his stomach and is really painful. They started doing xrays every 4 hours and they discovered that it is moving, just VERY VERY slowly. As an example they fed him the barium at 9am Wednesday morning and as I'm typing (almost 6am Thursday) it is just in his lower bowel. He isn't so much in pain anymore, just uncomfortable and hungry. The doctors haven't said why this is happening yet....if they even know. For now I'm going to try and be with him as much as possible. I have been able to keep him calm for more than 5 minutes at a time. It takes a certain amount of patting, and shaking that I have down to an art.

Barfed on

So feedings are going so-so. He is really fussy and he burps a lot. I'm wondering if he has reflux. He also barfed on me and it smelled horrible. We'll see what happens.

Very Merry Undbirthday

Today is Logan's Gestation Day! He is still under 5 pounds but he's going to start growing. I kinda got a little.....I dunno if aggressive is the right word but I scared the doctor into feeding him. Zach says I intimidated him. I didn't really mean to. I just wanted answers on WHY they weren't feeding him. The poor kid is starving!

These were taken on the 10th. It was his 100th day in the NICU. It was pretty cute.

His face is so chubby!!! It weirds me out that his eye is a little crosseyed but I'm told even term babies do this and it usually corrects itself after awhile.

Yay!

Logan extubated! For those of you who have no clue what that is they took his breathing tube out. He is doing okay. They're weaning his pain meds down and he's doing okay with that, too. They even heard some bowel sounds! This means maybe sometime in the next couple days he can have FOOD!

Done and done

Logan is out of surgery. He lost about 4 inches of intestine where it had narrowed and nothing would pass through it. His apendix had fallen into his hernia so they took it out then sewed up the hernia. They also successfully circumsised him. He is still heavily sedated (and will be for a few days). Otherwise his vitals are good and he is doing okay. He's still on the vent but will probably be on it at least for a few days.

Today is the day

Logan will be taken to surgery in about an hour and a half. We're beyond nervous. We tried to sleep but I tossed and turned the whole 5 hours we committed to sleep. Oh well. I'll update when he's out of surgery.

Big boy!

My wonder boy is now 3 months old!! In 16 days he will reach gestation day! He is getting so big. He is now 4 pounds 13 ounces.

He takes up a lot of room in his crib, now.

When he was born he barely reached Zach's wrist!

He's a big flirt with all the nurses. He's gonna be a ladies man.

He thinks daddy's hair is the greatest.

He's having surgery on this Wednesday, early in the morning. Please keep him in your prayers.

Save the date

So Logan is (supposedly) having surgery August 31st. Like.....he is SCHEDULED on the 31st. They would have done it tomorrow, but it was full. It frustrates me that if the doc was so sure he was able to have it done this week he should have scheduled him LAST week when it wasn't full. Oh well. So far his prolapsed intestine is doing okay. They put sugar on it to reduce swelling (who woulda thought). Even the nurses seemed confused but they took a little sugar packet like you use for coffee and sprinkled away. WEIRD! Just one more way he's sweet!

In other news he is on NO oxygen support. They took off the nasal canula and he is doing okay. He destated a bit when I fed him but it was because he choked a bit. He got a little extra oxygen just to bring him back up, but otherwise he did fantastic. He is SO CUTE! I forgot my camera today but when I go back tonight I will be sure to get new pictures!

Stay tuned

So just so everyone is on the same page, Logan's ostomy is prolapsed. This means that his intestine is starting to come out of his ostomy. It looks like a big pink worm coming out of his stomach (sorry for a nasty visual). They are keeping a close eye on it because if blood circulation is cut off the tissue, and ultimately that part of the intestine, will die. I'm hoping this will make the surgeons do his reconnection surgery this Wednesday or sooner. I will post again as soon as I know what is going to happen.

Talking to an ass

Yeah, talking to the surgeon only pissed me off more. He isn't concerned about anything but how big he is. His platelets are fine. So here's an idea. Feed him THEN weigh him. INSTANT BIG! The criteria they originally came up with good platelets and 1800-2000 grams. He is 1950 and gains about 50-70 grams a day. Tomorrow he will fit his criteria.

He'll have surgery on Wednesday. Not today! Not last Wednesday. Maybe next Wednesday. WHO KNOWS....other than it will be a Wednesday.

Who knows...

Still haven't heard whether Logan will have a reconection surgery or not on Wednesday... They want to check his platelets again.....even though they were up when they checked them last time...and the time before that.... Meanwhile a nurse tells me that long term TPN causes rickets as well as the liver/kidney damage. WTF why are they dilly dallying with this?! His platelets were fine last week.... I don't know what they are expecting to happen.

New pictures

Got the birds for Logan's Mobile done!!

He can wear clothes, now!

His new digs. He looks pretty snug in there but the crib makes him look so tiny! He's like a little toy baby :P

Today Logan was diagnosed with Stage 1 ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity). This is the mildest stage of of this condition. It has something to do with the growth of his veins in his eyes. It can develop into some nasty eye issues, but stage 1 generally resolves on its own with no problems.

New pictures!

Jazz hands!

"You don't really see me pulling out my oxygen..."

He folded his arms perfectly under him like that himself.

So in the news of Logan the surgeon came by and said that possibly this coming Wednesday they might put his intestines back together. His central line has this greenish stuff on it that they are going to do a culture on. His oxygen is weened down to 2 liters. All in all he's doing pretty good. Kinda concerned about his central line but I'm trying not to freak out about it yet.

Gotta scan some pictures

The NICU nurses are so nice. They even take pictures of Logan when he has a "Kodak" moment and print them off for me.

So he's doing well on his high flow canula. They were able to ween him down to 2.5 liters of oxygen at 24.6%! That's awesome. They're talking about maybe moving him to a crib and out of the isolet box. He's holding his temperature well. If he can bring his oxygen use to 2 liters or less they'll talk about bottle feeding him, possibly. He's getting big! He now weighs 3 pounds 12 ounces and most of this is him. He's less puffy and more chunky.

He LOVES his pacifier. It's our silence button 'cause it soothes him darn near instantly when get gets it in his mouth. He's also getting good at knowing that he is hungry. About food time he'll start whining and crying and you know that's what he wants. My little guy is growing up :D

So much easier!!

Today we saw Logan without his tube. This is the first time I've ever heard him cry. Zach heard him when he was born but I was too out of it and wasn't feeling well when I was there. This was so special. I love him so much. I'm thankful for the internet, as well. I'd never be able to share this moment without it! Thanks Al Gore (lol).

Quickie

Just thought to let the world know that Logan decided he hated the tube and partially extubated himself. For those of you non medically savy people this means he pulled his ventilator tube out a little. The nurse couldn't get it back in so they decided to just try a high flow nasal canula (clear nose tube). So far he is doing well on it. SO EXCITED!!!

Pictures soon!

Fun times...

Got in an argument with Logan's nurse last night. Otherwise he is doing okay.

Feeling better

I got to hold him today. I REALLY needed it. He handled it like a champ. He seems like he's getting better. I am beyond relieved. We love you so much, Logan. Keep getting better :D

New Central Line

Logan has a new central line. It's in his leg, now. They're keeping him on fentenol and/or versed to keep him comfortable. He's handling it all so well. His infection is still slowly going away. He's lost an ounce which makes him 3 pounds 12 ounces. I would say at least 8 ounces is water so we're all about losing some of that water. He seems happy and comfortable. He's not completely reliant on the vent anymore. He is breathing over it which is awesome.

He seems to be on an upward trend. I hope this time it lasts :D

Hanging in there

So I was told that I hadn't updated and I figure I better get on it.

Logan is doing a little better. His CRP which is the blood test that alerted the staff that there was a nasty infection is going down. The first one they did was in the high 250s and now it's down to the low 200s. Also, he is needing fewer platelet transfusions. Since Tuesday he was getting anywhere from 6 to 10 transfusions a day and now it's down to 2 or 3. He hasn't needed blood again but he's looking paleish blueish grayish (ish ish ish ish) so they might do a hemoglobin test and if it's low they'll give him blood. He's been using a lot of blood for the infection and plus he gets blood tests every other second, it seems. Premature babies don't really produce blood on there own so when it gets depleted they get infused.

His vent settings were lowered a bit. He was on 65% and now he's 30s and 40s so he is breathing easier. His stomach is still pretty bloated but they've been giving him stuff to make him pee like crazy so he is SLOWLY shrinking a bit.

He seems really ticked off at the world. He makes crying faces and squirms. I hate seeing him upset and feeling yucky but it is a MAJOR improvement to pale and lifeless. One of my favorite NICU nurses likes to say, "I'll take pink and pissed off any day" and I agree. Maybe I'll convince the nurse to give him something to relax but for now I'll be glad that he's moving.

He is still pretty sick, but he seems to be slowly getting better. I suppose maybe I can sleep now.

PS I just want to thank my employers and coworkers for supporting me during these last few days (and then some). My boss let me call off this week so I can be with Logan and I appreciate it more than I let off. Between the stress and the non sleep I'm utterly exhausted.
My coworkers have been so nice and so concerned. I've never felt so loved by the people I work with. It's made this whole ordeal easier and I sincerely appreciate it.

Thank you guys soo much! <3

Pray for him

None of the staff will give me an answer if Logan will live through this infection. Things are not hopeful.

I have a hard time praying for him. I am trying. I am so mad at god or fate or whatever higher power is out there. Logan is inocent. Hasn't even seen the sunshine or felt a warm fleece blanket straight out of the dryer. He hasn't laid in grass or smelled the dirt after a spring rainshower. I have so much planned for him and he has so much life to live. How can this happen to him? What have I done to punish my little Logan?

All I've gotten to know of my baby was his little kicks and first smiles. I will always treasure that but call me greedy. I want to hold him without fear of his cables or hurting him. I want to snuggle on a cool day. I want to fall asleep on the couch with him in my arms. I want to hug him and never let go, but eventually I will because his classmates are waiting. I want to take him to stupid movies that he is so excited to see. I want to be there when he catches his first fish. I want to think it's cute that he has a girlfriend, but when it gets too serious think she isn't good enough for him. I want to cry at his wedding and cry when his child is born because his child will look like Logan should have.

It's not fair. I love him more than I can even express.

The day Logan can read this I may thank god. For now I can only try to plead and pray without cursing him at the same time. May he forgive me when the time is right.

Logan has e coli

We discovered what he has. I'd love some answers on HOW he got e coli.... unfortunately I just have to be happy that we know what it is. Pray to god or whomever you feel like that it is not in his spinal fluid. If it is in his spine it will be meningitis. Survivors of meningitis have VERY little hope of living a normal life. Most have mental and physical developmental disorders.

He's had over 8 transfusions so far that I know of. 6 platelets and 2 whole blood.

Not doing well

Logan is really sick. His platelet count, white blood count, and hemoglobin were all down. He's requiring extra oxygen (about 40%), his respirations were high, and his heart rate was between 180s to 200s. They think he might have an infection but they aren't sure. He's had 2 platelet transfusions and are thinking about a third and a possible whole blood transfusion. He's back and forth from being lethargic and awake.

He was a little warm so we are hoping that he'll cool down and his heart rate will lower.

Love days like this

Logan is having a good day so far. They started trial feedings a noon. He's getting about 7cc. So far he's handled them okay. They turned his vent down again and he is handling that nicely, as well. The big thing for him that happened today was I got to hold him skin to skin. It sounds silly but it was a huge deal for me. He seemed to enjoy it. He went straight to sleep and he held his oxygen nicely the whole time. The one time it got even a little low I just took a big breath in and either the sound or the movement made him take a deep breath and his oxygen went up. I am really happy that I got the chance to hold him like this.

Yuck

The doctors don't really know why Logan is throwing up and has green mucus in his stomach. They are sucking the green out and chalking it up to a virus. They said that it's probably not serious so they aren't going to do much other than stop his feedings and giving his stomach a rest. If his blood tests come back and it shows a bacteria infection they'll give him antibiotics but his previous test didn't show any infection at all.

Update on Logan

Logan is doing okay today. He had an unintentional vent tube exchange because his oxygen dropped randomly and suddenly so they took it out and deep suctioned his lungs and put in a new tube. He was back up and sitting in the 90s at 26% oxygen (21% is room air) so he is doing okay. He still has a bit of water retention but they are giving him lasix every so often which has helped. Also they turned his fluids down quite a bit which has also made a difference. He weighs 2 pounds 15 ounces but we expect him to lose some of that because it's just fluid.

Big smile, big yawn

Logan has been having a couple really good days. He's been holding his own oxygen up. They have only turned it up because they were messing with him and even then he holds it up most the way. He opened his eyes and looked around a lot when we were there. He tried real hard to get his thumb in his mouth. The only issue right now is his calcium. It's very low so they had to start and IV drip of calcium and vitamin d. His phosphorus is high so they think that might be the problem so they changed his fortifier a bit. Other than those things he's doing pretty good. I just love to see that smile. We love you so much, Logan.

Logan's First Month

Logan is officially over one month old! It's hard to believe that it's been 4 weeks. He now likes to suck on his pacifier and doesn't like light. He weighs about 2 pounds 6 oz. His IV lines are out. That's 2 less tubes in his life. The attempted to take him off the vent but he didn't like that so they had to put it back. He is really touchy. He doesn't like to be moved. He likes to have his head held, but don't pet it! He'll start making crying faces (he can't cry out due to the vent). He yawns and wiggles his toes.

All in all he is seeming to get better. We love you, Logan. GROW GROW GROW!!!

3 weeks old

For his 3 week present the docs decide to do a little procedure which Logan went through easily and so far hasn't had any complications or side effects. He is now over 2 pounds and holding. They've upped his feeding to about 14 oz every 3 hours. They're going to start adding fortifier to it starting Monday or Tuesday to increase the calories and nutrients so he'll super gain weight. He will be my fat baby :)