Sorry it's been a few days since the last post, but I was home in Aiken visiting with Robbie and the other two kiddos. It was so nice to see not only the fam, but to have a chance to see everyone at the Aiken COC on Sunday. It was also equally hard to leave, but good to get back to Atticus. Atticus is doing ok. He's had to have a drainage tube put in his belly again, but this has helped also stablize his blood pressure, which went a little wonky while I was gone. They also placed a new arterial line in the groin of his left leg so that they can monitor his BP. He's still fighting an infection in his ventilator tubes, which causes his fever to spike every once in a while. He's also still has several major wounds to heal such as all over his leg (though it's looking MUCH better) and on his chest from the heart surgeries. And his liver is still very sluggish, which is causing his feeds on breast milk to progress very slowly, and he's still very jaundiced.
All that said....he's been so VERY awake and active and alert lately. When I got to the hospital last night, he opened his eyes and looked at me at the sound of my voice. He stayed awake for a good 30 mins. Today was also another good day, as he was awake for more than an hour! While he obvioulsly still has a lot of healing to do, he has come such a long way. Hard to believe that he's almost officially 2 months old! Please continue to pray for my little Atticus and for the rest of our family. Still hoping to make it home for Christmas, but it's gonna take a lot of prayers, so keep up the good work!!! :)
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