Since I had not been to see Jesse in a week and I got off early today. I (Melanie) decided it was time to visit him. It turned out that it was his due day. Jesse was tired, but kept trying to open his eyes to look around at everyone. I got one where he looked at Richard, but not where he was looking at me. If you look really closely, he is starting to grow hair on his head and grow eyebrows and eyelashes. That is exciting. He was kicking his legs and moving around for all to see. He continues to fight and stay strong. However, he had a rough day with a lot of scans and other tests. He will probably have surgery in the next few days for chyrothorax and some other lung surgery (not sure what it is called, but they take off the top layer of lung tissue to rough it up and glue it to the pleural lining, so that his lungs won't collect the fluid anymore). They said that he lost weight since they gave him medication to reduce the water collecting in his body and lungs. He is now just over two pounds. If you have questions, I may be able to answer them. Continue to pray for this sweet little boy.
As you can see, I have IVs in both arms and legs.
Look how big I am getting!
I see my dad next to my bed!
Big yawn! I am tired.
The nurse just gave me some ativan, so I can have a restful night.
Good night Jesse!
2 comments:
Wow, he has grown SO much. What a blessing. We'll keep praying for you.
Leighton and Melissa
Dear Uncle Richard and Aunt Amy!
Our family is praying every day for Baby Jesse and you. We love Jesse and are excited to see his eyes open. He is doing so much better.
Oma says that he still has many tough hours and days, so we will keep praying for him really hard.
I am glad he is my cousin.
Love, Brigham Bitner
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