March 10, 2008

pictures:
Hays in his big boy diaper
Sleepy Will

Will's doctor had to put a larger vent tube in him today. He kept having these little episodes where his floppy little airways would shut down, so he had to go to a larger tube that has more pressure to keep his airway open until it gets strong enough to stay open on his lungs. The bad news is that time and maturity are the only things that will strengthen his airway, but the good news is that his lungs seem to be functioning fine. He was madder than a wet hen today, and that caused him to clamp down and stop breathing, but he settled down and felt much better after they got the larger tube in. (Imagine that, he feels better when he can breathe. Go figure) It's a little discouraging because we so want him to get off that vent, and it's tough on him to be re-intubated. But hey, you gotta do what you gotta do, and breathing is pretty darn essential. So we'll just wait until he's ready to do it on his own (which will hopefully be soon).
Hays is now wearing a big boy diaper!! He outgrew his tiny one and had to upgrade to a regular preemie diaper. But as you can see from the picture, it goes down to his knees and halfway up his back!! But the tiny ones could no longer contain his massive amounts of pee! He should be completely off his IV fluids soon and then they can take the pickline out- one less wire, yay!!!! He's up to 1/2 oz. on his feedings, which is about 1/4 of what a normal sized baby eats during a feeding, but he's about 1/4 the size of a regular baby so that makes sense.
Thanks for everyone's continued prayers and good thoughts. Our boys are growing bigger and stronger every day and we know it's because they have so much love being sent to them!