Wednesday, May 30, 2007

I just talked to Dace.Jackson came throught the surgery to close his heart valve . He was stable trough the entire surgery and is resting comfortably. He will recover within a couple days and hopefully will be having some feedings of Mommies milk in the next couple of days. Mom held Jackson so the nurse could change his bedding. Yay for Mom and Jackson.
Connor is continuing on his feedings and is now getting fed every two hours... Wow I wonder where he gets that appetite from . :o) They had to up his levels of oxygen because he became stressed from being moved around for an ultrasound of his head. They expect he will setttle back down again. The Dr. has discovered that Connor also has a heart valve problem and is recomending the same surgery for Connor that Jackson had today. They will have matching scars Dad says :o)

Dace is going to update me tonight after they visit with the boys. Check in later around 10 tonight .

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dace & Rhonda,
What a great website!! We are thinking of you all throughout each day. Glad to hear that things are going well after the surgeries. Miss you all

Mindy & Wade

Anonymous said...

Hey Guys

A relief to hear things went well today, thinking about you guys, just a stone throw away if you need anything.

Albert Lynn Brittany and Justin

NatJac's Mom said...

Wow, what a day for you both.
It's wonderful to hear that Jackson came through his surgery ok.
And how special for you Rhonda to be able to hold Connor. My heart melts reading this.
Keep getting stronger boys.
Jodi

Anonymous said...

Dear Dace and Rhonda,

We had a preemie too at 25 weeks. We also had the PDA surgery last year in the NICU. He has a little scar under his arm still but you would only "notice" it, if you knew that he had it done.

Being a parent of a preemie (let alone 2!) has to be one of life's toughest struggles! But it is SOOO worth all of the great rewards! Keep up the great work!

Just an FYI that when Xander was in the isolette in the back room, I used to read baby books through the porthole to him. He STILL gets VERY excited when I bring them out and I am convinced he remembers the sounds of my voice during that time when I couldn't always hold him.

Mindy and Wade?!? Seriously, this has to be the Mindy that I went to highschool with? Are you all related? Small world!

Nancy (Cushman), Jeremy and Xander McFadden