Greyson’s second brain ultrasound came back normal! Praise the Lord! This means that he has no bleeding in his brain and at this point the odds are very unlikely that he will develop one. This is great news as that was one of the major problems someone as young as Greyson faces.
He had some trouble last night with his breathing (read ventilator since he really isn’t breathing on this vent) last night. As we know with this vent it only works if it is shaking him. Well if Greyson decides to move around a lot or bear down and fight the shake the vent can’t work. This seems to be happening on a semi consistent basis. His stats were going kind of crazy this afternoon so they ran tests to see how his lungs looked and if he might have an infection. Everything came back OK so it appears it is just about finding the right position for him and having him not move around a lot. Hopefully that all made sense. The long and the short of it is there is some question as to whether this vent is going to continue working for him or whether he needs to be put back on the other one.
OK so on to his story. When Stacy first came in at noon to see Greyson he was crying (always sad but happens). What was signficant is he was actually crying tears. This is the first time we have seen tears flow from his eyes. He was upset because they had changed the tape on his face that holds the vent tube. After it was over he settled down and was extremely wide eyed and active. It was great to watch him as he looked all around and moved around quite a bit.
He continues to handle the feeding OK. He didn’t poop yet today but with two yesterday that is not to much of a concern. Hopefully he will go sometime tonight. His weight increased again slightly to 760 grams, or 1 pound 10 oz.
Not much else is new. I need to work on my school work so that will be it for tonight. Continue to pray for his lungs as that seems to be the biggest issue at this point.