Jackson is 3 weeks old

Hey guys yesterday was Jackson's 3 week birthday, and he got a HUGE present. A new ECMO machine! He has now been on ECMO for 3 weeks, there is a part of the machine that wears out in about 2 weeks, we were lucky that Jackson's lasted as long as it did. It was a major production to change the machine. It took a whole OR team (surgeons, nurses, anesthesia etc) plus 2 ECMO people, a neonatologist, and I think there were more all in our small room. The procedure was not that big of deal for Jackson, just everyone else involved. However the new tubing disturbs his clotting balance, so he is getting a lot of platelets. After the procedure he required a lot of fluid, mainly blood products. He got around 400mls of red blood and other blood products, because of this he will be VERY swollen for a couple of days, he is also kind of a purple red color because of all of the blood. I am now calling him my blueberry baby because of his color and size. He has however asked that I not take pictures of him in this state. Adam and I got him a stuffed Ernie a couple of days ago for him to look at while he is awake. I don't think we are really supposed to have it in there, but we only get it out when he is awake. He seemed to love looking at the bright colors. We took a picture of him with Ernie and will post it next time we post pictures. They are saying that right now no news is good news, he is still critical but stable. They are thinking about repairing his diaphragm while he is on ECMO and possibly soon, it is still just talk though. Well I guess that's about it for now. Thanks for reading, and all the continued thoughts and prayers.
Love
Kimberly and Adam