Sunday, February 8, 2009

same old same old...

Just a little update on Carter, he's the same. Thanks for your time.
Alright, a little more detail. He is doing well but has little bumps along the way. He isn't getting off his oxygen very well, which is normal. he got down to 2 liters but when they try going to 1.5, they have to put him back up. They have tried this three times and now it looks like the might have to go back to 3. Of course, if you've notice my other children and their lack of- motivation is the wrong word, he fits right in. He alwo was asperating when they tried to feed him a bottle so on Friday they stopped trying to feed him orally and are doing a test on Tue. to find a solution to this problem. They'll try different positions and also different thicknesess of formula to see what he is comfortable with. Worse case, ans this is very rare, they put o little tube in his tummy and we feed him that way until he grows out of it, usually a few months. They will send him home on oxygen and everything else looks good so we're just waiting on him to eat. The nurse, and they all say different things, said after the test, he could be home in 10-14 days. So send out prayers that this is the case and he can come home. Again, thank you all for the prayers you have given for him. We're going to crash the system! Not that I'm joking at a time like this. On a different note, he weights 4-15 so he has gained 2 lbs.
I think this has gone on long enough so I'll end before you all change sites. We love you all.

2 comments:

Kristen said...

We love hearing the updates!!! We will keep praying for you all, especially Carter. Love you guys!

Kim and Joe said...

yes we do. Sounds like things are going very well considering how early the poor boy was.