44 days old!

I am happy to report that Coy had another wonderful day....he is now 44 days old! Hard to believe, huh?
I was able to hold him for most of the afternoon; this is our favorite time together. We're really starting to bond so well during our afternoon naps...

Here's a quick update on Coy from today...

• He will have a repeat Echo done next week sometime...the infectious disease doctors want to look at the "spot" on his heart again; they want to make sure it's not artifact on the sonogram...
• He will continue on the antibiotics for 42 days regardless of what is found
• He will have a PICC line placed sometime tonight; please pray this procedure goes well!
• Coy continues to urinate adequately...please continue to pray for daily urine output; pray for normal kidney function!
• They have been able to wean down Coy's ventilator for the past few days! He is now on 30 bpm with a pressure of 22/6; his oxygen requirement was around 30-50% today!
• His feedings were increased to 11 cc every 3 hours which he tolerated...if he continues to tolerate his feeds throughout the night, he will be increased to full feeds tomorrow...
• We now have Immunology doctors consulting on Coy; his IgG antibodies are low...this is most likely due to him being premature...(like every other complication, right?)...he may receive IV IgG therapy...we'll find more out tomorrow...
• Coy's chest x-ray looked better today!
• So far, there has been no growth in Coy's blood cultures...

Please continue to pray for Coy! Pray for complete and total healing! Pray against infection, pray for Coy's lungs to clear; pray for him to breathe without laboring; pray for his neighbor, Michael, who will be having heart surgery tomorrow; pray for all the sweet, innocent babies in the NICU...

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10