Baby Jackson's Blog

David:

Marilyn has been home two days to recover from her surgery. She is doing better but will need someone to help her get around until she can drive again. We will go Boise tomorrow after church. I will stay with her until Tuesday. My mother will be with her from Wednesday to Friday.

We miss Jackson and look forward to seeing him again. The reports from the doctors have been good. He has had two brain ultra sounds and he has a Grade 1 brain bleed rating, which does not have the doctors too concerned at this point. They will give him another one tomorrow. His blood pressure has been high and this is not ideal for the fragile capillaries in the brain. The doctors suspect that the high blood pressure may be due to kidney immaturity and/or the hydro cortisone given to Jackson to raise his blood pressure just after birth. They think his blood pressure will come down over time as the kidneys mature and the hydro cortisone is metabolized and leaves his system. He is on the CPAP breathing machine at 21% O2 and is tolerating it well.

We have been doing lots of fasting and praying for Jackson. I know that Heavenly Father is blessing Jackson and us in many ways.