Kian day 20

Here's Kian's new breathing device: nasal prongs. He's been on CPAP and IMV, and back to CPAP. His heart rate and O2 saturation have been dropping, but he's doing better today.

These next few pictures are from a few days ago. This is what we call his Perma-scowl. Only we've found it's not permanent. There are times when he looks peaceful.

We love it when he is wide awake, which isn't often.

Bonding. It's great.

They told us Friday they think Kian has meningitis. They did a lumbar puncture to obtain cerebro-spinal fluid, and it was bloody, which is a good indication that the blood from his brain is draining. The LP was pretty indicative of meningitis, so he's on different antibiotics to help with that. Poor guy probably has a big headache, though. He's back up to his birth weight, and he has actually grown an inch in the almost 3 weeks that he's been here.