Day 50

Day 50

Jack is a whopping 4lbs today!! He’s actually just a tad over 4lbs…YAY, way to go Jack! He’s continuing to amaze us with his rapid weight gain. Jack’s eating well, but sometimes has bouts of acid reflux. This is uncomfortable for Jack so they put him on a medicine called Reglan to help him digest his food faster to relieve the reflux.

Jack really loves his crib! Well, actually we really love his crib too. It’s so much easier to see him and take care of him. We don’t even need a nurse around when we want to get him out to hold him. This freedom is absolutely wonderful!

It looks like Jack will need the shunt surgery. This is not a surprise to us. This will take the place of his temporary reservoir and will be a permanent solution to drain the fluid to prevent swelling from Hydrocephalus. He also has a small hernia that will also be repaired at the time of his shunt surgery. This is good because then he’ll only have to go under anesthesia once. They want him to be just a little bit bigger before they do the surgery so we are not sure of an exact time frame yet.

Jack will have another eye exam in two weeks. We will then meet with the eye doctor to see if he can tell us anything more. Even though a lot of things are “wait and see” we know Jack is strong and will pull through everything just fine!