a mighty baby

"I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God..." Isaiah 61:10

Great news today....Coy's Echo did NOT show any abscess or "vegetation" on his valve! doctors think it's just "artifact" on the echo....this is really great news...for now, I will cross pedi cardiology off our "to see" list after discharge...

Coy made me laugh so much today...he already has such a unique personality...i know i said this yesterday, but the way he smacks his lips together before he eats is hilarious! He is such a cutie and getting bigger by the minute! (and that's not just my opinion, his nurse practitioner said herself that he was cute!) Coy's friend, Kyle, (a 23 weeker who is 6 weeks older than Coy) took his first bottle today and did awesome! This gives us such hope, we praise God for Kyle & his family..

So, Coy's feedings were decreased to 18cc but the caloric intake was increased to 27 from 24...Coy's sodium level has been low, so this is a way of "fluid restricting" him to try to stabilize his electrolytes...he is still tolerating all his feeds and I'm happy to report that he did not "spit up" today!

His ventilator settings remain low...his blood gas today was good after the vent change yesterday...his oxygen requirement has been btw 40-58% today...he will have another blood gas in the morning...

Please continue to pray for Coy's lungs to mature & grow, for Coy to excrete all "extra" fluid from his body, for Coy to continue tolerating all feeds, for his electrolytes to regulate, for Coy's friend Kyle to take all his bottle feeds, for Coy to remain free of infection, for the spot on his valve to remain nothing at all, for Coy's oxygen requirement to be lowered daily and for his blood gases to be awesome!

Thanks be to God for all his precious gifts!