Ian Karl

Known to his parents-to-be as "Bumper", Ian Karl was born eleven weeks early after his Mom, Barbara developed Preeclampsia. Ian was born on January 22, 2006 and started his life in the new born intensive care unit (NICU) at the local hosptial. Ian Karl's Blog Site follows Ian's journey through his time at the NICU, to his home coming and beyond.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

No blips today .... well maybe one!
Barbara Roo'd with Ian today at lunchtime and they had the most peaceful session yet. How we know this is that Ian is 'wired' up to several monitors that measure his heart rate, oxygen level and respiration rate along with blood pressure and body temperature. As we sit with Ian it is hard to avoid the screens with these graphs on, especially when one of the levels drops into a range that causes the alarm to go off! This occurs frequently but are mostly minor incidences that Ian himself is able to correct. So today, Barbara's Roo session was the best yet as only one alarm went off in the 90 minutes that Ian rested on Barbara. Our fixation with the screens is beginning to diminish now much because our little boy appears to be finding his natural balance of these key functions. So here's hoping for a 'alarm-free' day tomorrow!

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