Luke has been in the NICU for 9 days now. Overall, he has done incredibly well. We were always told this would be a roller coaster ride. Today is the day we've had the first plummet down. I don't like it one bit.
Chris and I went to visit today and it all seemed very promising. The doctor took off the billirubin lights so we could see his eyes. She was going to take a shot at decreasing the ventilator settings since he's been doing so well in that department. This week there's talks of taking out his IV since he's doing great at feedings. It all seemed good. We left feeling pretty proud of our little man. Then, we got the phone call.
Luke's heartbeat has been elevated. The doctor said she doesn't like his color so they're checking for infection. They're having a hard time getting him to cool down. It's not a horrible fever, but it's around 100 degrees. Once I heard the word "infection" a pit in my stomach formed. I'm finding this part of the journey so much harder than when he was inside me. Being a mom, I want to do what I can to help my baby. I have no control right now. All I can do is hope and pray.
Chris is going up to see him soon. I sure hope this is only a small dip in our roller coaster ride.
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