The Comeback Kid

It's too soon to tell if we're completely out of the woods yet, but thankfully Javiercito has now stopped bleeding. The liquid they pull out of his mouth tube is clear, and what little poo-poo comes out the end is green (who'd have though one could be so so happy to see green s**t).  

They can't tell yet exactly what caused the bleeding, but they are confident it's not holes in his intestines. It could be viruses (such as Rotavirus or something called CMV), but they've also found some common bacteria in his gastric juices ("Staphylococcus Aureus" and "Klebsiella Pneumoniae", but they could be just from sample contamination since they are so common), so they are still doing antibiotics. If it continues to be clear for the next day or two then he can go back to drinking milk, which Mamu has been laboriously accumulating into a big banquet for him.

He is now also more active, and unfortunately complaining that he wants to eat. For example, unlike before his hands are now in socks as he was hurting himself by flailing his cathetered hands, and is sliding all over the "Bili bed" by pushing himself with his feet. 

Since they cannot give him still anything to eat, and he tires of the pacifier, the only thing they can give him is a big cotton swab soaked in water or glucose water. Lollipop ICU style.

加油 little Javier!