Wednesday, August 20, 2014

NICU Day 1

Where to start?

Myles is doing so well! We slept so good. We were able to have a good nights sleep and some breakfast. We headed down to the NICU and found Myles doing as well this morning as last night. His breathing tube is still only giving him "room air" and is even getting the hiccups still. They ran a list of tests overnight, blood tests, x-rays, EKG, and many more and they all came back with very positive results.
The team of surgeons came to check on Myles last night but we missed them in the morning and found out after lunch that his surgery would be at 8:00 am on Friday and that they were quite optimistic that they could use a less invasive type of surgery to move his organs where they need to be and fix the hole in his diaphragm.
Another blessing was the fact that they not only allow us to touch Myles they encourage it. Our NICU nurse even waited a few extra minutes to do a few things for Myles so we could finish dinner and make it down to help her. We are so thankful to be able to feel him and touch him. He even likes to hold our fingers and it seems to help him stay calm.
The other good new was that his lungs needed suctioning. You may be thinking what I was...how is that good news? Well, his body is telling us that it does not want the tube in anymore, he wants to breath on his own. It's his body's way of trying to get rid of the tube (along with him trying to grab at it to the point they needed to put socks on his hands). After they suction his lungs he relaxes and falls back asleep.
The Lord continues to bless us more than we deserve (Psalm 81:10)

2 comments:

  1. Tell him grampy loves him and am so looking forward to see him. May God continue his blessings on your your lifes Journey you are very special as all children are but most do not have hundreds of people praying and sending love, what grand entrance!

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  2. Such wonderful news....He is so cute and seems to be very alert. Our love & prayers continue!

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