Lots has happened in the last few days. They took Jake in so they could get some pictures of his airway, lungs, voice box and trachea. We weren’t expecting to find anything besides the tongue issue. Suffice it to say, the Moms were more than a little surprised when the surgeon told us that they had to give him a tracheotomy. Apparently his airway was much smaller than we originally thought. Once the initial shock wore off (and some soothing words from my Aunt Lorry who knows a bit about these things! Thanks Aunt Lorry!!!) we could see that he’s MUCH more comfortable. His breathing isn’t as labored and now, the only thing that has tape on his face is his feeding tube. He’ll keep the trach at least until the first surgery which should now be when he is 10 lbs. and 10 weeks old. We haven’t been able to try feeding him with a bottle just yet. We’re waiting, now, for him to get a few days under his belt with the trach tube before throwing a bottle into the mix. That being said, he’s eating, and keeping down more milk than he should be. It’s great!
So, now we wait to see what’s next. Hopefully we’ll be able to try feeding him with a bottle this week but that’s about all we know for now. I’ve posted a couple pictures and will post more as we take them!!!
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