Eli has a lower blood oxygen saturation. A typical person has a blood saturation of 95 to 99 per cent, but Eli's blood saturation ranges between 78 and 84 per cent. This lower saturation is due to the mixing of the pink and blue blood because of the holes in his heart. Well this dubs him as "blue baby." The coloring of his skin isn't really blue, but off a bit. One can really tell in photographs.
Eli at 9 months old--Christmas '09
Eli on the left and his big brother Isaac on the right
When Eli has his last surgery next year all the holes in his heart will be mended and his blood oxygen saturation will within normal range. No more "blue baby!"
Oh, this lower blood oxygen saturation makes Eli become tired and cranky very easily. I just got to remember in those moments of excessive whining, that, "he does not feel well, he does not feel well." Despite this he is one happy, crazy baby!
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I sure do love that boy- well, both of them. =)
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