Baby Jacob is Here!

Baby Jacob was born on February 3 at 6:44 p.m. He was delivered after it was discovered that he had stopped growing in the womb and the blood flow to him was beginning to be compromised. We were not expecting him to arrive so soon, but are grateful he is here and doing well. He will likely spend his first month (give or take) at Northside Hospital.
He weighed 2 lbs 11.3 oz at birth and did not need any breathing assistance the first night. This update will be slightly long as a lot has happened in the last week. Jacob has spent his time so far in a warmer bed and will remain there until he can maintain his own temperature. He is being monitored constantly (temp, oxygen, heart rate, etc). His nutrition is being provided through a PICC line (IV), but he has had some tube feedings. They will gradually wean him off the PICC line and onto full tube feeding. Currently, he is taking 3 cc (less than a teaspoon!) of breastmilk every 3 hours. Audri is pumping every 3 hours at home and taking it to the hospital daily.

He did end up needing some breathing assistance on his 2nd & 3rd days via CPAP (see picture), but he is currently breathing completely on his own! He was jaundice as well, but is now off of the phototherapy as well. Jacob's heart is doing well. He has had 2 EKGs and is scheduled for another one this week. He does have a small VSD, but the Cardiologist does not expect him to need any medical treatment for it at this point. On Thursday, his platelets were low, so he needed a transfusion. They have stayed up since then!

Audri has gotten to hold him a couple of times and Daniel was able to feed him on Friday using a syringe in his tube. JD talks about baby Jacob often and has gotten to see some pictures. He won't be able to see Jacob until he comes home from the hospital. JD has a picture of Jacob that he "kisses and hugs" often. Daniel will be returning to work this week, while Audri & JD stay in Atlanta. Please continue to pray for all of us, especially for baby Jacob. We are so blessed to have so many people praying for us and supporting us during this time. We are even more blessed to know that God is in control of everything and will be with each of us every step of the way.