Jaxson

Jaxson is not doing so good today. He was up to 1 1/2 liters last night. I was getting up with him every couple of minutes. His sleep was restless, so his monitor was constantly alarming. Because of my long night, I didn't wake up until 8. The boys had to run to school, missing breakfast, then I felt horrible that they were hungry.

My ped isn't in the office today, but we've talked over the phone. She wants another chest x ray. She thinks he aspirated. Thats what I think too. Here's my mommy theory.. He had stridor yesterday morning (still trying to figure out why) and his airway was tight, as he fought to get air he foamed at the mouth, then he would choke on that and vomit, then he aspirated his vomit. He didn't sound gurgly until after the vomiting. He has had a low fever, but when he works hard to breath he can work into a fever. So far all of his viruses are negative, no suprise. He is on 1 liter right now, if he goes above that, we go in. If he goes above 1 1/2 tonight, we go in. The problem is his body works so hard to breath, he has no reserve. His CO2 is probably rising, even if his sats don't plummet yet. His already weak body takes all of its energy to breath. I don't want to go in, of course, so I keep him home as long as I feel comfortable. We'll see how the night progresses.

He stays attached to his monitor so we can watch closely.

All of his energy goes into breathing, so he looks pale and stoned.

Come on baby, I think I can I think I can..