Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Good news and important test tomorrow

I am at the NICU right now and have a few quick updates.

Stokes-has been spitting up some and was working really hard on his breathing with the high flow tube. They put him back on his CPAP today and he is feeling a little better without having to work so hard on breathing. This is minor and not a big cause for concern. I feel like he will be back on high flow in no time. You can really tell he is feeling better from his infection because his personality is starting to show more again vs when he had the infection he wasn't acting totally like himself.

Ryan-his echo to check his heart's response to the PDA medicine came back and the hole has closed. Hallelujah!!! There is one more small hole but not enough to warrant more meds. They will do another echo in a few days to see if it has closed on its own.

William-his echo came back and he also has a PDA (hole in duct), but it is very small and also not enough to warrant meds. They will recheck again in a few days. He has had a few Brady's while I have been here today but is mostly correcting them on his own, which is a good thing!

Here's the latest news...all 3 boys will have a cranial ultrasound tomorrow to check their head and to see if there are any blood leaks there. PRAYERS NEEDED that all will come back A-Ok!!! I am really worried about this because the damage from cranial bleeding can be very serious. We will be anxiously awaiting results.

Rachel, a March of Dimes rep, came by today and dropped off some orange and purple knit hats for the boys. She saw the Clemson signs I made for each of them and realized that they are little tiger fans and thought they would like the hats...and they do! Here is Ryan with his new hat.



4 comments:

  1. Hi Katie,

    I am just so amazed at your strength. You and Thomas must be very special for our Lord to have blessed you with 3 sweet boys. I enjoyed reading every detail of their progress and I pray for them every night before I go to sleep. Well . . I am choking back tears of joy . . so now you know where Stephanie gets her sensitivity. Thank you for sharing these precious moments. Love, Gail

    ReplyDelete
  2. Katharine all those precious boys are in our prayers as are you and Thomas....God's got this so just rest in Him! Miss you and see you soon.
    Nell

    ReplyDelete
  3. We are all praying for you and your sweet family. I love you all so much. Your strength never ceases to amaze me.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Praying for you and all your boys! Glad to hear the good news and looking forward to more happy reports after the ultrasounds. I love those hats!

    ReplyDelete