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Friday, October 16, 2009

Fussy Day..

 Yesterday morning I woke up and slated out my entire day with several important errands on my ToDo List! However...after my quiet time I just felt this heaviness on my heart that I couldn't shake.  I finished up some things around the house and knew I just needed to go see the baby. Baby D is at Cook Childrens in downtown Ft. Worth, which is about an hour from where we live in Carrollton.  I am SO SO glad that I went yesterday.  I got to speak with his NeoNatal specialist and the hospital chaplain.  They have increased his food again, in hopes to get more protein and calories to help him grow.  The first increased dosage was about 45 minutes after I got there.  He didn't do very well and ended up pushing most of the food back out his feeding tube.  Some of the od got in his breathing mask and it was a little scary there for about 3 minutes...which seemed like hours!  His little heart rate fell dramatically and he got really upset. 
  The nurses in the NICU are absolutely amazing!!  In no time at all, they had his mask off and had suctioned all the fluid out of his lungs and nose an mouth and had him breathing again and stable.  He was still pretty upset but we were able to hold him and get him calmed back down!  UGH.....once we had him calmed down and resting I asked his nurse if she could now work on me and my heart rate.  I let him rest until his next feeding and then rocked him for about an hour!
   I talked to his nurse this morning and he is doing ok. They are keeping him at the same feeding but he is still not taking the entire amount. Please pray that he will get use to the increased amount without difficulty and grow.  I am not able to go to the hospital today becuase I have WyldLife this afternoon and needed to get ready for club.  I really don't like not getting to see him everyday! This is definitely new. It's going to be a long 2 1/2 months! Thank you for everyone reading and praying and loving this little angel.  Please keep approaching the throne with boldness as we pray for complete healing. much love!
Kell D

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johnny and shan said...

We are still praying for little man. We felt the same about the NICU nurses when Luke was in there. They are truly sent by the Lord, aren't they? We love all of you!!