Category Archive for: ‘News’

• Jacob Gains 45 grams

  Posted May 12 2002 by Kevin in News with 0 Comments

  Jacob gained 45 grams last night. 13 more to go and he is past his birth weight!  What a wonderful Mother’s day present.  Jacob got Mommy her first Mother’s Day card and bought her a new book called Preemies which is of course about premature …

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• Skin to Skin

  Posted May 10 2002 by Kevin in News with 0 Comments

  Jacob had another good day yesterday and gained 15 grams of weight.  He was out for about an hour without a ventilator on he was opening his eyes quite wide and recognized Mom.  We are hoping that we will be able to hold him shortly …

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• Those Damn Duskies

  Posted May 9 2002 by Kevin in News with 0 Comments

  Another pretty good day for Jacob.  He slept for most of the day but he woke up in time for me to visit him.  Laura Jayne and I got to hold him outside the incubator last night for about 30 minutes each.  He was wide …

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• Jacob and his central line episode

  Posted May 8 2002 by Kevin in News with 0 Comments

  Jacob had a bad day yesterday.  The doctors put in a new central line (an IV feed into his arm that goes to the chest cavity).  They gave him a narcotic to ease the pain and it stopped his heart.  They then gave him another …

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• Jacob Update

  Posted May 7 2002 by Kevin in News with 0 Comments

  Jacob had a great day yesterday.  He had his umbilical chord IV removed and he can now sleep on his belly.  This makes it easier for him to breathe and he is now off oxygen and is just breathing air. His heart and respiratory rates …

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• Jacob Update

  Posted May 7 2002 by Kevin in News with 0 Comments

  Jacob had a great day yesterday.  He had his umbilical chord IV removed and he can now sleep on his belly. This makes it easier for him to breathe and he is now off oxygen and is just breathing air. His heart and respiratory rates …

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