Things are going well today. Nicholas required a bit more oxygen over night but is being weaned from it today. He tends to stretch and knock his CPAP mask off his nose. We think that could have been part of the cause of his sats dropping in the night. His hematocrit was down a bit today, so, they drew a CBC now to check the level again to see if he needs a blood transfusion, common for neonates as they can't reproduce their RBC's efficiently. They were successful in getting his PICC line in yesterday afternoon; a big relief for us. I doubt he'll ever be a blood donor after all the sticks he has gotten during his short duration of life. I have included some pictures of his room. Rainbow Children's is ranked 2nd for NICU care and have a renovated NICU. Each patient has their own room with a fold out couch, rocking chair and many other amenities that lend themselves to focus on family centered care. We're thankful the set up is not a pod like environment as it would be harder to be here as much as we are. You may have noticed the big bear on Nicholas's isolette. We call him Mr. Bear and put him there to watch over the little guy for a brief time this morning. It's amazing how the little things can amuse us these days.
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