Gavin's Daily Update

Gavin wasn't doing his best today. They had fully taken him off the O2 yesterday and has had a couple of apnea episodes where his little heart and O2 rates would drop down and then he would correct it shortly after (forgetting to breathe or just tiring out from breathing). We also noticed yesterday he had a crustiness in him right eye. Today it was swollen, red and oozy. When we got to the hospital the doctor was visiting him and told us they were putting drops in his eyes and putting him on antibiotics just in case. He also told us about his apnea that was happening last night and how they are going to wait and watch him because he is self correcting...they don't want to just put him back on the O2 just yet. He said that the site on his head was already looking much better from the IV mishap yesterday. They ended up having to place another IV in his head last night because the one they put in yesterday just didn't work. Poor baby! Hate that he has to get stuck so many times. The doc said that they are trying to put him on just breast milk feeds with no IVs so they upped the breast milk to 5 mils every 3 hours and lowered the TPN IV. So hopefully his little tummy will tolerate the feedings and they will get him off the TPN IV. He stayed in his incubator today because of everything going on right now with him. Hope he gets better so we can keep up the holdings and baths. His little eye was open and he was just looking at us while we talked to him. Hate that his other eye is swollen and infected. My little one eyed Willie. It seemed like his hair turned blonder over night....it looked way lighter today.....and I noticed there is less of it from where his IV tape has been....poor baby...he hates when they take the tape off...even though they use alcohol to dissolve the adhesive he cries cause it still pulls his hair. Here are more pics!