Day 2 in the ICU

We passed a relatively peaceful night in the apartment while the baby was being taken care of in ICU.  After going to minyan in the morning and eating some breakfast we came over at about 8am.  He was being examined and poked and xrayed and and taken pictures with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each was about.  While the doctors are doing their rounds and while there is an Xray being taken, parents are not allowed in the ICU  (they explained to us that if a parent faints while something is occurring in the ICU, they prefer to focus their attention on the child, not on fainting parents.  This was reassuring).  So we had to wait outside impatiently wanting to go in.
Finally we got in.  The nurses and doctors updated us that the night went well.  His measurements for oxygen weren't great, and they wanted his O2 sats to go up.  (I think I got that right).  I asked why there was a difference if he is on a respirator and they said its because they are letting the lungs work a little, and the respirator to work a little less.  Thats why the o2 metrics weren't great.  But they assured us it's ok, and all it means is they will let him rest another day before starting to wake him up.  So currently he is in stable condition, and they are letting him rest today.
Meanwhile, when we arrived his temperature was 35 degrees celsius and falling slowly.  They gave him an warm air pump to heat up his blanket and that was keeping him warmer.  35 degrees is not a concern, but they do want him to warm up, not cool down.  We brought him his waldo hat today and gave him is warm train blanket.  The nurses were pleased and allowed us to give them to him.  Additionally last night we left the baby with a soft, cuddly dog, which we will call him Norman.  So now Norman has a pet dog named Norman.  And Norman sits at Norman's side.

We went down to get something to eat, and Eli and Shragi came over which was nice.  When we came back we were pleased to see his temperature is up to 36 now.  Also they gave him 5cc's of milk, which is holding down nicely.  They also reduced some medication, which results in lower blood pressure, so his blood pressure fell a little (which they said is fine).

The beeping has stopped for now.  We just finished another respiratory cleaning, and all is quiet on the Norman Front.