God's Will...

"A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, 'Lord, if you are willing you can make me clean.' Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. 'I am willing,' he said. 'Be clean!' Immediately he was curred of his leprosy." Matthew 8:2-3

Coy is now 2 lb 4 oz! We are so thrilled that he continues to grow and grow! It's amazing to see how different he looks from 7 weeks ago...I'm so thankful that were at this point and hopeful at what the future brings...

Each day I pray and pray for Coy; just begging God for Coy's healing; for his lungs to be clear of fluid, for his tummy to digest his milk, for his kidneys to excrete urine...I am begging that this is God's will, that God's will is for Coy to come home, for him to be a toddler, a kindergartener, a high school graduate, etc...I must admit this morning I was having an "angry, why me?" moment--(yes I still have these every once in a while) I was having a hard time comprehending this world; God's word; everything that has happened over the past few months...then God slapped me in the face and said "Wake up! Be thankful for all I have given you!" Well, no he didn't slap me, but he did tell me to be thankful...so my pity party ended and I happily spent all afternoon with the most precious gift I have ever received...

So I had 3 hours of Kangaroo time today...for some reason, Coy was just not happy...he is so strong now that he is able to pick his head off my chest and turn it!! This is scary because his breathing tube can come out...So each time he tried to do this I litterally had to hold his head against my chest and calm him down. He thinks he's a "big boy" now...

Coy's chest xray looked a bit more "wet" today so he was given a dose of Lasix...this did the trick and his urine output picked up! He was also started back on his chronic diuretics....He required 40-60% oxygen today...all of his ventilator settings remain low...he is now getting a blood gas every morning...please pray for the gases to be awesome, pray that he will be weaned off the ventilator and be able to go to CPAP soon!!

His feedings are now 19cc every 3 hours...this is awesome! It makes me nervous to look at all the milk in the syringe..I think "oh goodness, thats alot for his tiny tummy!" but each time, like a champ, he digests it all! Please continue to pray for Coy to digest and tolerate all his feedings...this is a BIG success...the bigger & stronger he gets, the faster he'll get out of the NICU...

All of Coy's blood cultures have continued to be negative...THANK GOD! He will remain on Vancomycin for awhile longer...please pray for Coy to be infection free! Pray for the possible abscess in his heart to disappear! Pray for complete healing! Pray the PICC line doesn't cause any harm!

Please continue to pray for our little peanut! We are so thankful!