update for today

Kellen has decided he is staying with his brother, by golly : ) Really, Kellen is doing well, but they keep planning to discharge him and he just is letting them know he isn't having any of it. A couple days ago, they said he would go home on Monday or Tuesday. Then he decided to not eat as well and drop his heartrate. They then decided maybe Tuesday or Wednesday he could go home. Last night he purposely failed his car seat test. Just kidding, but he had to pass the car seat test and did not. They place him in the car seat for 30 minutes longer than it takes to get home which is 3 hours for Preston and Elizabeth. Premature babies neck muscles are not as strong and as a result, they lose their airway or at least it gets compressed. Kellen's oxygen levels dipped down several times, so it looks like he may not be going home next week : ). This kid is already too smart for his own good. We will see what happens. His weight is 5 lbs 9 ozs. AWESOME!!! He is about to outgrow premie clothes and diapers.

Okay, we need lots of prayers for Carson again. He is cruising along, but just not getting better. His lungs still look quite hazy on x-ray and they aren't exactly sure why he is not getting rid of the fluid on his lungs. They have restarted his lasix to try to get rid of some fluid. There still has not been any culture growth from his trach so they don't think he has an infection. However, he is still on antibiotics just in case. We just need to really pray for healing for his lungs and ability to get off this ventilator. We think part of the problem might be that he is laying down all the time. They are going to start trying to sit him up more, but we will see how he tolerates it. On a positive note, he is up to 13 mL/hour of breast milk and will have his lipid IV shut off tonight. That means he is just getting about 2.5 mL/hour of IV nutrition. His weight is up to 5 lbs 12 oz. He is doing great on peeing and pooping.

Preston and Elizabeth are doing great!!! AMAZING PARENTS!!!

Prayer requests:
Number one is healing for Carson's lungs so we can wean off his ventilator.
Number two is healing for his G-tube and skin around that surgical site.
Number three is healing for his throat and ability to swallow.
Number four is for all the amazing individuals that have been praying so faithfully for my precious nephews.

We love you!

Posted by Sarah