DOL--51

"Now I know the Lord saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand." Psalm 20:6

Coy had another good day today; he was wide awake for majority of it. He especially opens his eyes and smacks his lips together when it's time for his feeding. It's amazing to me that he correlates the food coming from his mouth...but like clockwork, sure enough when it's time for him to eat, he's in his house smacking away...it's also amazing to me to think that he loves his pacifier...most preemies have issues with feeding, sucking, and swallowing...one reason being babies don't develop those reflexes until the third trimester...second reason preemies have issues is due to the "bad" association they have with "things" in their mouths (ET, OG tubes..) So I am glad to see him smacking and chewing and sucking...

Coy has had a small emesis (vomit) for the past three days...it is not much, but none the less, scary for me to see...the nurses don't freak out about it, just me...they say it's okay and some babies have issues with reflux...hopefully he just grows out of it...he is still taking 20cc with every feeding...

His vent was weaned down to 25 bpm this morning...he had an okay blood gas after, but his chest xray showed his ET tube was too high, so they re-taped it to the correct position...his next blood gas at 4pm wasn't too great, so they did another xray and the tube was in too far, so they re-taped it again and repeated the gas...it did the trick & Coy had an awesome blood gas at 7pm...his nurse practitioner said the plan will be to "grow" him-- allow his lung tissue to grow and get stronger...although I want him to go to CPAP soon, I don't want to rush him then have to go back to the ventilator...I've never been a very patient person, I guess God is working on me now..

We didn't receive the Echo results today...hopefully tomorrow...

He continues to urinate just fine...of course he is on chronic diuretics so this helps...

Please continue to pray for our little man...he is really becoming stronger & bigger by the day! Each day I feel so blessed to be able to hold him, watch him, and just love him...