Nursery time

A close up of what's on the  table:

Bath Time

It was bath time today and look who reached the 3 pound mark! 
YIPPE! 

Jett has recovered from his NEC and is back on feedings. Although not breast milk-predigested formula (yes, strange-not sure how that works either) that even the tiniest baby can digest. His tummy is still sensitive from the infection he had so we are at 5 cc's again of feedings. Which is still big news in our books! Lots of improvement as been made! 

Oh yeah-Jett smiled for mommy last night and grandma & grandpa Wilson today! Trying to catch this cutie doing it on camera! Stay tuned for the smile pic! 

Pacifier = one happy dude...goodnight world

Look how far you've come

Such a big-strong boy! We are happy to say that Jett is finally breathing on his own again (of course with some assistance, but we won't tell him that)! 
Very, very small feedings started up late Friday night and we said 'goodbye' to the antibiotics! 
Wow, that sure was a scary few weeks for us, and extremely disheartening. It was sad to see our son take all those steps backwards, and we felt as if we were never going to get out of this rut. But he showed us, yet again, how strong he is. And how powerful our God is. Whew! Praise You Lord for all your awesome work! And thank you to everyone who took an extra minute to send out a prayer 

...still lots of work, healing, and of course growing to do, but this momma & daddy can't wait to bring him home!

Someone is feeling better!

Someone is feeling better!

The plan for our little guy is to continue with antibiotics for another two days and start his feedings back up by Friday. Starting out slow on how much he gets everyday and bumping up day by day. We expect to see him off of his breathing ventilator by the end of the weekend at least. We are praying for NO MORE setbacks as April is right around the corner and would like to see him come home by the first week in May (his due date is May 8th).

Will add video in a bit :)

Fighter Pilots UNITE!!!

We need more Jett power from our Fighter Pilots  As much as we want answers, please message this page and not Eva and Travis. I am sure that their phones are constantly going off and as much as they want to answer all of the messages, I am sure it is overwhelming on top of the stress of a very sick baby. That is why this page was created- to keep everyone in the loop. We will post an update as SOON as we know something. The doctors are doing everything that they can to help Jett overcome this hurdle. ~Jennifer

Early Saturday morning we were informed that Jett was not doing so well. He became very lethargic, his heart rate was abnormally high and his skin was very pale. After a few tests that were ran doctors confirmed that Jett has an infection of the intestines, causing bloody urine and stool. There is a possibility that Jett could have something called, Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC). We are hoping and praying that this is not the case and only a small infection, something that can be compared to the 'stomach flu' but in the intestines. Right now Jett is being given three types of antibiotics to help fight the potential infection as well as keep him comfortable and pain free.
At this point, Jett will not be fed for at least 7 days. Instead a 'sugar water' with nutrients through an IV will be given. This will allow his intestines and bowels to rest and if infected, recover. If NEC happens to be in his intestines, it will require immediate surgery to remove the dead tissue.
Jett was also re-intubated and is back to breathing along with the breathing ventilator. We know that Jett can now breath on his own, but the less work he has to do, the less calories he burns and the faster he can recover.

Click the link to read more about Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC):
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/digestive/nec.html

We are so thankful for the prayers, and at this point we know is the only thing that will heal him.

Graduation

Jett graduated to a big boy diaper today! Still big on him, but he's soaking through the preemie ones (which is a really good sign) so they put on a bigger one for more absorbency.