update for today

Thank you for your faithful prayers and support. We are so thankful! Please keep up your prayers, because we know Jesus is hearing and answering each and every one.

Kellen is doing great. They are going to let him exclusively breast feed unless he is too tired to eat and then they will supplement. This really is amazing considering how closely they have kept up on how many mLs he is getting and how much weight he is gaining. I know Liz is really excited and it is another step in the right direction of getting to leave the hospital.

We still need to pray for Carson. He has been a lot slower to wean off the ventilator than they thought in the beginning. They believe some of the high pressures used in the beginning b/c of his swelling may have set him back and created some damage in Carson's lungs. In addition, he is getting more fluid in his lungs again and that makes it harder. They have had to go up on his ventilator settings today. He didn't have any sign of infection in his blood or urine, but some mild staph infection on his trach. They will continue his antibiotics and restart a diuretic to help him get rid of some more fluid. His G-tube insertion area has also not healed as much as they hoped. Dr. Yang believes Carson just might not have enough energy to heal all the various places on his body he has suffered trauma. As a result, the next few days, we are not going to make any ventilator changes and just let him rest. On a happier note, Liz and Preston are getting to hold Carson more and it just makes us all happy to see him looking so good. His color is so much better and he even is sucking on his pacifier. Both boys are so precious.

Liz and Preston are doing great. Recently, they were on a mission to get more premie clothing b/c Mr. Kellen likes to poop through all his diapers and managed to go through about 15 outfits in 2 days. Looks like Liz and Preston have lots of laundry in their future. :)

Please continue to pray for healing for Carson: no infections, healing for his lungs and ability to wean off the ventilator eventually, protection over him and patience for Liz and Preston as they wait for total healing for Carson.