Lots of Praises! 8/8/12

Good Evening to our Prayer Warriors! 

I checked in with Colby's nurse (Debbie) tonight to see how his afternoon and evening had gone.  He is doing about the same.  Here are the highlights we talked about:

-He was currently at 95% oxygen.  His daytime nurse, Elizabeth, had gotten him down to 80% this afternoon while he was having some tummy time.  Colby had been turned over onto his back sometime this afternoon and that was probably part of why his oxygen was up---he isn't as happy on his back as he is on his tummy.  Debbie figured when she did her checks in a little while and turned him back on his tummy, he would be happier and she would be able to take his oxygen % down a little. PRAYER---We would really like to see his oxygen around the 80% mark so please pray the nurses are able to get it down a little bit.

-Debbie was going to be checking his blood gases and his weight soon but we won't know how those are doing until the morning check in.  PRAYER--we hope his blood gases continue to be good and that Colby loses a little bit more weight.

-He is still on his antibiotics and doing well with that.  The last blood check came back negative so it looks like the infection is being taken care of by the antibiotics they had Colby on. PRAISE!

-Debbie says his dopamine is down to 2 mcg right now!!!  PRAISE!  If they can keep it steady at 2 or 3 mcgs then they can begin to feed him!

-They have given Colby some plasmanate which expands the blood.  Still learning about this item and what it means. 

-Colby had a poopy diaper today!!!  PRAISE!  I know that sounds like such a silly little thing to get excited about (and a dirty one too!) but it is another sign that things are working well inside.  He has lots of wet diapers so that is wonderful as well!!!  PRAISE!

-Debbie explained what they are giving him in his IV---two things.  One is TPN (total parenteral nutrition) which provides all his nutritional needs of the body by bypassing the digestive system by dripping the solution directly into his vein.  The second item is lipids.  Lipids are a white colored IV fluid and they check to make sure he is getting the correct amount and tolerating them ok and Colby seems to be doing well with these! PRAISE!

All in all---Colby seems to be having a good night to follow his good day.  I am continuously amazed by all the touching stories I am hearing and at all the support we are getting from so many people.  Please keep praying for our precious baby, our family, and for the medical team that takes care of Colby.  Our little Ainsley is still so young and doesn't quite understand everything that is going on but she is being such a little trooper.  She told me this morning to tell her little brother that she said "hello!" and that she can't wait to hold him and carry him! (For those of you that have seen her with one of her babies---Uh Oh is all I can think!!!  :)

May God Bless You All,
Brie