I missed Sarah holding Jack for the first time early this morning. She got to hold him “skin to skin” or what they call Kangaroo Care for a few minutes.
Here are some pictures of what we did for the rest of the day.
This is where Jack hangs out all day.
This is the machine that measures how much oxygen he is getting from the CPAP
This is the main monitor that Jack is attached to.
The top line is his heart rate, his heart beats about twice as fast as an adult person, so 155 is totally normal.
The second line is the level of oxygen in his blood. the normal range here is in the mid 90′s. Its a little high here, so after I took this picture, they turned down the CPAP machine a tiny bit. That’s good because they will eventually want to ween him off of the CPAP totally, so the less help from it that he needs, the better.
The third line is the respiratory rate. That means breaths per minute. taking too many breaths per minute means that he is not able to get enough oxygen, but 55 is in the middle, and totally normal.
The Fourth line is blood presure, and it’s just fine too.
Today Jack also got to meet his first uncle, Uncle Jesse (not really). Jesse was on his way back from Wyoming to his year long stint in Ecuador and wanted to see his baby nephew before leaving for South America. Jack also met Victoria last night and Lucy tonight. He has a very busy social schedule.
Here is the Jack’s first you tube video, he’s wiggling a little bit.
We are so happy for you. Congratulations on Jackson’s arrival. Our prayers and best wishes for Sarah and Jackson accompany this note. Love, Debby and Bill