"You can stop treating him like a preemie and start treating him like a newborn!"
That is what our pediatrician told us this afternoon and for a 2nd straight week Porter has gained exactly another 10 oz. That is great weight gain, over an ounce a day.
He tips the scales now at 5 lb 6 oz! We are so happy and proud of the way he is progressing.
God is good!
I can't believe after all those days of reporting to you the happening of Porter that I have left you all hanging for a week now. Things are busy around her and "life" is beginning to take off again at a rapid fire pace.
I would ask that you lift prayers to our Lord on behalf of the Keith and Kristy Talley family. I reported last week that they had given birth prematurely to Kaitlyn Elizabeth 15 or 16 weeks early. Young Kaitlyn at 1 pound 6 ounces just didn’t have enough to survive and died Wednesday morning.
Please pray for them. We love you all,
Dad
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
7-23 10:11 PM
Had our first check up this morning and all indications are that Porter is doing good!
He is up to 4 lb 12 oz now and is gaining over an ounce per day which is excellent. We will have to continue to see the doctor every week until his original due date of 8-14.
He is doing great though.
At home, big brother is doing a great job and is very concerned for Porter and wants to give lots of kisses and hugs. Very sweet boy. If I have a lover and a fighter, it won't be hard to figure which is which.
Karen and I are so grateful for his success and feel so blessed to have so many prayers. Of course we will always need them to continue but I would ask for you all to say a special prayer for another preemie from Weatherford. The little girl is 16 week premature and weighed 1 lb 6 oz at birth and is at Integris just like we were. She has a tough fight and a long road ahead. But we serve a very powerful God. Please pray for her strength and for her parents as well. Karen has spoken with the father and though we really don't know them personally, we feel like we know what they are going through. We are hoping to be able to be a blessing to them in the days to come. For now...let us pray!
God Bless the babies of the world!
He is up to 4 lb 12 oz now and is gaining over an ounce per day which is excellent. We will have to continue to see the doctor every week until his original due date of 8-14.
He is doing great though.
At home, big brother is doing a great job and is very concerned for Porter and wants to give lots of kisses and hugs. Very sweet boy. If I have a lover and a fighter, it won't be hard to figure which is which.
Karen and I are so grateful for his success and feel so blessed to have so many prayers. Of course we will always need them to continue but I would ask for you all to say a special prayer for another preemie from Weatherford. The little girl is 16 week premature and weighed 1 lb 6 oz at birth and is at Integris just like we were. She has a tough fight and a long road ahead. But we serve a very powerful God. Please pray for her strength and for her parents as well. Karen has spoken with the father and though we really don't know them personally, we feel like we know what they are going through. We are hoping to be able to be a blessing to them in the days to come. For now...let us pray!
God Bless the babies of the world!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Happy to be Home!
Greetings all,
Just want to try to keep this Blog going but I find it hard to find time and tough to come up with information to pass along.
We are really doing good. Porter is on his same schedule from the NICU and eating every 3 to 4 hours. His appetite seems to be good as he is eating about 45 to 50 mL's each feeding.
Big Brother is quite the concerned one. when we are changing a diaper for handling Porter in any way, Charlie is right there. Porter was crying as we were taking his temperature the other evening and Charlie was right beside him saying, "It's OK Porter...it's OK!"
He offers kisses every chance he gets and is more interested then we ever thought he would be.
We are really only handling Porter at his feedings, other then that he is resting in his room. He has the apnea monitor so that really helps us feel comfortable to let him rest.
Will try to keep you all posted and keep new photos coming.
All my best, dad
Friday, July 17, 2009
Finally Home!
It took us exactly 5 weeks but we are all home sleeping under one roof.
The plan (as I blogged yesterday) was to come home today, Friday. Yesterday about 2:30 while Karen was out picking up a few things, Dr. Watson-Fraley came by to check on Porter. She asked me if we wanted to go home today, Thursday. She cautioned that she didn't want me to feel like we were being pushed out, but she just had so much confidence in Porters progression.
It took til almost 7:30 to do paper work and load the car, but we got it done and got home about 8:30. It all happened perfectly. It just so happened that Kelly and Grant were bringing Charlie up to see us. So, we all 4 got to come home together.
We stopped at McDonalds for supper and as I was passing Charlie his Happy Meal, he ask Karen and Me, "Where's Porter's Happy Meal?"
Porter does have an apnea monitor to alarm us if his heart rate or respiratory rate gets too high or too low. He is to be eating 40 or mL's every 3 hours or if he will take 50 mL's we can let him go 4 hours between feedings. Well, he has been eating 60 mL's every 3 hours. So, needless to say, he has an appetite.
As far as home and visitors; we are trying to emulate the NICU for Porter and keep most of the same rules. Obvious precautions have to be taken though as he is still not supposed to be out of Karen's tummy for another month. We are going to try to keep a very low key environment around here with only two visitors at a time and a limited number of visits per day.
Please keep us in your prayers as we navigate these waters on our own without the positive reinforcements from docs and nurses and without all the dings and dongs of the monitors telling us what we need to do.
May God bless you all as he has us!
-dad
The plan (as I blogged yesterday) was to come home today, Friday. Yesterday about 2:30 while Karen was out picking up a few things, Dr. Watson-Fraley came by to check on Porter. She asked me if we wanted to go home today, Thursday. She cautioned that she didn't want me to feel like we were being pushed out, but she just had so much confidence in Porters progression.
It took til almost 7:30 to do paper work and load the car, but we got it done and got home about 8:30. It all happened perfectly. It just so happened that Kelly and Grant were bringing Charlie up to see us. So, we all 4 got to come home together.
We stopped at McDonalds for supper and as I was passing Charlie his Happy Meal, he ask Karen and Me, "Where's Porter's Happy Meal?"
Porter does have an apnea monitor to alarm us if his heart rate or respiratory rate gets too high or too low. He is to be eating 40 or mL's every 3 hours or if he will take 50 mL's we can let him go 4 hours between feedings. Well, he has been eating 60 mL's every 3 hours. So, needless to say, he has an appetite.
As far as home and visitors; we are trying to emulate the NICU for Porter and keep most of the same rules. Obvious precautions have to be taken though as he is still not supposed to be out of Karen's tummy for another month. We are going to try to keep a very low key environment around here with only two visitors at a time and a limited number of visits per day.
Please keep us in your prayers as we navigate these waters on our own without the positive reinforcements from docs and nurses and without all the dings and dongs of the monitors telling us what we need to do.
May God bless you all as he has us!
-dad
Thursday, July 16, 2009
7-16 11:18 AM
Where do I begin?
Mr. Porter has decided he is a big boy! WOW!!!
Wednesday we got to OKC just in time to feed Porter and make it to our discharge class. Pretty much a waste of time. Things like, "Don't leave your infant in a car alone!" Really?!?!
Ok, so during that class Porter passed his "car seat challenge" which is where we take the car seat in and they put him in it hooked up to all his monitors and make sure he doesn't have any heart or breathing problems. Basically to make sure the ride home won't stress him too much.
They then moved us to the "penthouse" the 10th floor or Pediatric floor. We are caring for him around the clock and we are all so happy. He is doing good and we are doing great.
The most exciting part is that it looks like we will be home tomorrow!!!! God is amazing! Karen and I will stay again tonight and Kelly and Grant Schamburg are bringing big brother over this afternoon and he will get to see Porter for the very first time. We are obviously excited about this.
I just can't begin to express Karen and My's gratitude for everything you have all done for us. Your prayers, your cards, your gifts and the list goes on. We are so very blessed and we have you all to thank for so much of that.
I was telling someone Tuesday; I would not want anyone to go through this and I sure don't want to go through it again but this has been a huge blessing. I have seen first hand the power of prayer and the strength of our Lord. ...To bow in prayer when things are going rough and to walk in 30 minutes later and watch him eat an entire bottle, for example would send chills up my spine to know that our prayers are being heard and that our God is watching over us.
Please continue your prayers as we journey home tomorrow and also say a special prayer for all that babies and families we are leaving behind. From the babies born to drug addicts to the mother we were with in our discharge class who is a single parent and her baby has had two surgeries and is finally ready to go home after 3 months in the NICU. Please pray for them as well.
I love you all and thanks to Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma for the use of the computer this morning.
XXOO, -dad
Mr. Porter has decided he is a big boy! WOW!!!
Wednesday we got to OKC just in time to feed Porter and make it to our discharge class. Pretty much a waste of time. Things like, "Don't leave your infant in a car alone!" Really?!?!
Ok, so during that class Porter passed his "car seat challenge" which is where we take the car seat in and they put him in it hooked up to all his monitors and make sure he doesn't have any heart or breathing problems. Basically to make sure the ride home won't stress him too much.
They then moved us to the "penthouse" the 10th floor or Pediatric floor. We are caring for him around the clock and we are all so happy. He is doing good and we are doing great.
The most exciting part is that it looks like we will be home tomorrow!!!! God is amazing! Karen and I will stay again tonight and Kelly and Grant Schamburg are bringing big brother over this afternoon and he will get to see Porter for the very first time. We are obviously excited about this.
I just can't begin to express Karen and My's gratitude for everything you have all done for us. Your prayers, your cards, your gifts and the list goes on. We are so very blessed and we have you all to thank for so much of that.
I was telling someone Tuesday; I would not want anyone to go through this and I sure don't want to go through it again but this has been a huge blessing. I have seen first hand the power of prayer and the strength of our Lord. ...To bow in prayer when things are going rough and to walk in 30 minutes later and watch him eat an entire bottle, for example would send chills up my spine to know that our prayers are being heard and that our God is watching over us.
Please continue your prayers as we journey home tomorrow and also say a special prayer for all that babies and families we are leaving behind. From the babies born to drug addicts to the mother we were with in our discharge class who is a single parent and her baby has had two surgeries and is finally ready to go home after 3 months in the NICU. Please pray for them as well.
I love you all and thanks to Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma for the use of the computer this morning.
XXOO, -dad
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
7-14 11:12PM
What a day today has been!!! So much to tell!!!
Well, he has been doing great in the open crib and doing great with his feedings. He has taken every feeding from a bottle since 10:30AM yesterday, and they have removed his feeding tube! He had is hearing screen today and past 100% in both ears!
The most exciting news they give us today was...that they want to move him up to the Pediatric floor and we will be able to stay with him there!! This move will happen tomorrow afternoon, after we take the discharge class. This also means that in about 48 hours from then we will be bringing Porter HOME!!!! Can you all believe that??!! So, possibly on Friday he will be coming home to Weatherford to join his big brother!!!
Wow!! How amazing is this?? All the prayers and thoughts have been heard and answered!! Thank you all so very much!! We will still need them as we bring him home and adjust to being at home, so please keep them going!!
GOD IS SO VERY GOOD!!!
lots of love-mom
Well, he has been doing great in the open crib and doing great with his feedings. He has taken every feeding from a bottle since 10:30AM yesterday, and they have removed his feeding tube! He had is hearing screen today and past 100% in both ears!
The most exciting news they give us today was...that they want to move him up to the Pediatric floor and we will be able to stay with him there!! This move will happen tomorrow afternoon, after we take the discharge class. This also means that in about 48 hours from then we will be bringing Porter HOME!!!! Can you all believe that??!! So, possibly on Friday he will be coming home to Weatherford to join his big brother!!!
Wow!! How amazing is this?? All the prayers and thoughts have been heard and answered!! Thank you all so very much!! We will still need them as we bring him home and adjust to being at home, so please keep them going!!
GOD IS SO VERY GOOD!!!
lots of love-mom
Monday, July 13, 2009
7-13 11:00pm
Wow!! Porter is now in an open crib!!
He has had a great day, he took each of his feedings today from a bottle and took it all!! He is still getting 36mL every 3 hours. He now weights 4lbs 3.2oz!! He is making huge strides to coming home!! His temp has been good today as well!! The nurse said he is being a "big boy"!!
I'm going over tomorrow to spend the day with him, I can hardly wait to see him in that crib! I watched other babies make this step and can hardly believe that is now Porter making that move!
I know I've told you all that your prayers are being heard, but they are being answered beyond our expectations!!! Our God is an awesome God!! Thank you!!
love-Karen
He has had a great day, he took each of his feedings today from a bottle and took it all!! He is still getting 36mL every 3 hours. He now weights 4lbs 3.2oz!! He is making huge strides to coming home!! His temp has been good today as well!! The nurse said he is being a "big boy"!!
I'm going over tomorrow to spend the day with him, I can hardly wait to see him in that crib! I watched other babies make this step and can hardly believe that is now Porter making that move!
I know I've told you all that your prayers are being heard, but they are being answered beyond our expectations!!! Our God is an awesome God!! Thank you!!
love-Karen
7-13 :9:37 AM
Sunday was a good day!
Gammy, Aunt Kel and Jacy stayed in Weatherford with Charlie which allowed Karen and me to spend the day with Porter. They have switched him to 7:30, 10:30, 1:30 and 4:30 touch times around the clock.
He ate back to back 40 mL bottles at 10:30 and 1:30 while we were there and was worn out at 4:30. His temperature is still borderline but acceptable. He could be doing better in that area but his blood levels indicate that he could need another transfusion soon. The docs are giving him an iron supplement to try to boost his red blood cell production to avoid needing the transfusion. We hope and pray this works and that no transfusion will be needed.
As far as his weight, He is up to 4 lb. 2.1 oz.
He smiled at the two of us on several occasions yesterday. Special moments for us!
Thank you again for your continuing prayers. We are so blessed to have you all.
Much Love, DAD
Saturday, July 11, 2009
4 POUNDS EVEN!!!!!!
We are now 4 lbs!!! He is just a growing little man and doing great!!
I got to be with him yesterday for the 11, 2 and 5 touch times, his Aunt Kel got to join me as well. He was so happy to get to see her! He nursed at 11 and did great, and then at 2 he tubed his feeding, and at 5 he took his full feeding from a bottle and did so good! He is still doing good with is temp and making strides to getting in to a open bed!! Steps to getting home!!!
Today we are having Charlie's half birthday party and getting to spend some time with him!! We will be back with Bean Bun tomorrow, but he is in good hands today with Nurse Kathy.
God is so good!!
love-mom
I got to be with him yesterday for the 11, 2 and 5 touch times, his Aunt Kel got to join me as well. He was so happy to get to see her! He nursed at 11 and did great, and then at 2 he tubed his feeding, and at 5 he took his full feeding from a bottle and did so good! He is still doing good with is temp and making strides to getting in to a open bed!! Steps to getting home!!!
Today we are having Charlie's half birthday party and getting to spend some time with him!! We will be back with Bean Bun tomorrow, but he is in good hands today with Nurse Kathy.
God is so good!!
love-mom
Thursday, July 9, 2009
7-9 11:04PM
I feel like maybe you guys get tired of reading the same old report day after day.
We consider it a blessing. He is doing great and had a great day today. Karen and I were with him at 11, 2, 5 and again at 8 tonight. Gary and Kathy treated us to dinner tonight between the 5 and 8. Any time spent with them is always special to us.
He is up to 3 lb. 14.5 oz. and we are confident at 36 mL's per feeding that he will be 4 lbs by the weekend. Very exciting!!!
He has moved to the 3rd different room during our stint in the NICU. We choose to believe that this is a blessing. Whenever a baby needs to be moved, the strongest, healthiest baby in that unit is moved. So, we feel blessed that we are making steady progress.
The two biggest tests that we have to pass going forward is being able to eat all our bottle at one setting and be able to maintain our body temperature clothed and wrapped in an open crib.
We know we will get there. Hard to believe that it will be 4 weeks tomorrow and Porter will be one month old on Sunday. We could not have managed without your love, prayers, and support.
We are SO BLESSED!!!
Love, WKC and P!!!!!
We consider it a blessing. He is doing great and had a great day today. Karen and I were with him at 11, 2, 5 and again at 8 tonight. Gary and Kathy treated us to dinner tonight between the 5 and 8. Any time spent with them is always special to us.
He is up to 3 lb. 14.5 oz. and we are confident at 36 mL's per feeding that he will be 4 lbs by the weekend. Very exciting!!!
He has moved to the 3rd different room during our stint in the NICU. We choose to believe that this is a blessing. Whenever a baby needs to be moved, the strongest, healthiest baby in that unit is moved. So, we feel blessed that we are making steady progress.
The two biggest tests that we have to pass going forward is being able to eat all our bottle at one setting and be able to maintain our body temperature clothed and wrapped in an open crib.
We know we will get there. Hard to believe that it will be 4 weeks tomorrow and Porter will be one month old on Sunday. We could not have managed without your love, prayers, and support.
We are SO BLESSED!!!
Love, WKC and P!!!!!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
7-8 10:00pm
Today was another good day with my little Bean Bun!!
He is still at 3lbs 13oz, he is now getting 34mL every three hours and doing well it that. He is doing good with his temp as well.
I think the nurses get tired of me calling when I'm not there to check on him. Now when I call they say "nothing has changed since last time". So, I take that as a sign that he is doing well!! One physician I talked to yesterday told me that it could be as early as 2 weeks from now that he could come home!!! That is very exciting and wonderful news!!
Keep up all your prayers they ARE being heard!!
love-mom
He is still at 3lbs 13oz, he is now getting 34mL every three hours and doing well it that. He is doing good with his temp as well.
I think the nurses get tired of me calling when I'm not there to check on him. Now when I call they say "nothing has changed since last time". So, I take that as a sign that he is doing well!! One physician I talked to yesterday told me that it could be as early as 2 weeks from now that he could come home!!! That is very exciting and wonderful news!!
Keep up all your prayers they ARE being heard!!
love-mom
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
7-7 10:17pm
Today was a great day with Mr.Porter!!
I was with him today at the 11, 2 and 5 touch times. He is such a sweet baby boy! I was able to nurse him at 11 and he did great! At 2 I did his physical therapy and then at 5 he was able to nurse for about half his feeding and then we tubed the rest of it.
I called over after the 8 o'clock touch time to find out his weight, he now weights 3lbs 13oz!!! Wow!! He is growing so fast!! He is doing really good and is also doing well with his temp too!!
Thank you for all your prayers for our precious little boy, they are working!! What an awesome God we serve!!
Thank you for all your comments too, we love reading them and hearing how much Porter is thought of through out the day. It is so encouraging!!
love-mom
I was with him today at the 11, 2 and 5 touch times. He is such a sweet baby boy! I was able to nurse him at 11 and he did great! At 2 I did his physical therapy and then at 5 he was able to nurse for about half his feeding and then we tubed the rest of it.
I called over after the 8 o'clock touch time to find out his weight, he now weights 3lbs 13oz!!! Wow!! He is growing so fast!! He is doing really good and is also doing well with his temp too!!
Thank you for all your prayers for our precious little boy, they are working!! What an awesome God we serve!!
Thank you for all your comments too, we love reading them and hearing how much Porter is thought of through out the day. It is so encouraging!!
love-mom
7-7 4:36PM
Just wanted you all to see the latest photo.
Karen has been with Porter today and things are going very well. The doctor says, "Your little guy is on auto-pilot." They claim they are just trying to keep up with him and his progression.
I am not surprised by this, with all the prayers he has had.
XXOO, -dad
Monday, July 6, 2009
7-6 8:47am
Good Morning!!
Porter is doing good! He had a good night!! He gained 20g and now he is 3lbs 10oz, his feedings are going good and he is tolerating them well!! He is doing a pretty good job maintaining his temp too, his nurse said he was a little warm this morning so she turned the bed temp down a little more. So I'll say that the blood transfusion did him well and it was just a little scary for me and dad!!
Dad and I had a great day with him yesterday, he nursed and did well!! He also had a visit from Gammy, GiGi, and Pop yesterday too!!
Thank you all for all the prayers and thoughts, please keep them going!! God is so very good!!
love-mom
Porter is doing good! He had a good night!! He gained 20g and now he is 3lbs 10oz, his feedings are going good and he is tolerating them well!! He is doing a pretty good job maintaining his temp too, his nurse said he was a little warm this morning so she turned the bed temp down a little more. So I'll say that the blood transfusion did him well and it was just a little scary for me and dad!!
Dad and I had a great day with him yesterday, he nursed and did well!! He also had a visit from Gammy, GiGi, and Pop yesterday too!!
Thank you all for all the prayers and thoughts, please keep them going!! God is so very good!!
love-mom
Saturday, July 4, 2009
7-4 10:58PM
Today was a good day.
Porter has gained 20 grams but is still technically 3 lb 9 oz. Nevertheless he is gaining.
They have moved him up to 30mL every three hours and he is maintaining his own temperature relatively well. His bed is kept around 84 degrees and he is maintaining the normal 98.6 body temperature. They will continue to drop the temp until it is close to room temperature.
He is eating good and gaining weight well which is really saying something considering all the dirty diapers he is having all of the sudden. Tells me his plumbing is starting to work better.
We stayed home today and took Charlie to watch the fireworks. He fell asleep during them for the third year in a row. We will go to OKC right after church in the morning.
Love to you all and God Bless, -dad
Friday, July 3, 2009
7-3 10:35PM
Today may have been the best day of Porter's young life.
Karen and I got to the Hospital for the 11 AM, 2, 5 and 8 PM touch times. I got to hold Porter as he was fed through his stomach tube at 11. At 2, Karen was able to give him a bottle. He drank it all (25 mL.) This was a first for Karen. She has given him bottles before and he acts as though he has no idea what he is doing. We hear he takes the bottles very well from the nurses though. Karen had a hard time believing he was really doing it cause she hadn't seen it. Nurses explained that when he is in mom's arms he knows her smell and just gets comfortable and sleepy. So, she was able to hold him more out on her lap (see picture) and he stayed wide awake and took it all.
At the 5 PM time, Karen did his range of motion exercises (Physical Therapy) and he was fed through his stomach tube. They only let us feed him a couple times a day through bottle because it actually drains their energy to drink from a bottle and it can be counter productive to them.
At the 8 PM time this evening they wanted us to try to get him to nurse Karen. We were pessimistic about his ability. WOW...did he prove us wrong! He latched on for 7 or 8 minutes and nursed for a good 5 minutes. Had he nursed for 10 full minutes, he would have needed no supplement. But, since he nursed for 5 minuted he still got the other half of his feeding through his stomach tube.
His transfusion yesterday made a huge difference for him today. He was full of color and was very alert. It was much harder on mom and me then it was him.
Karen and I thank you all for your prayers. God is so good!
Much Love, -dad
Thursday, July 2, 2009
7-2 4:28PM
God is Good!
Porter Jack has had a rough night last night and a tough day today. Lab work tells us that he has become a little anemic. They are doing further tests to insure that he doesn't have any type of infection or something more serious.
They have ordered a blood transfusion today. Those two words just scare Karen and me. After talking with the Nurse Practitioner, we are much more comfortable with it. She said it is amazing for a baby born at 31 weeks to go 3 weeks without a transfusion. So, this is very common for premies and is necessary because the rate at which they produce red blood cells is very slow at this age. Duh, they are usually living on Mom's blood at this point.
This has been one of the first low points in this process and we want you all to know that this has all been manageable because of your prayers on our behalf as well as our Faith in a very awesome God.
Tomorrow will be better,
Blessings, dad
Porter Jack has had a rough night last night and a tough day today. Lab work tells us that he has become a little anemic. They are doing further tests to insure that he doesn't have any type of infection or something more serious.
They have ordered a blood transfusion today. Those two words just scare Karen and me. After talking with the Nurse Practitioner, we are much more comfortable with it. She said it is amazing for a baby born at 31 weeks to go 3 weeks without a transfusion. So, this is very common for premies and is necessary because the rate at which they produce red blood cells is very slow at this age. Duh, they are usually living on Mom's blood at this point.
This has been one of the first low points in this process and we want you all to know that this has all been manageable because of your prayers on our behalf as well as our Faith in a very awesome God.
Tomorrow will be better,
Blessings, dad
Mama said there'd be days like this....
For those of you that know Harper Cash, who was on this similar journey, know about the ups and downs along the way.
Well...today is one of those days. We have known that they may come but this is probably one of our firsts. Karen is there with Porter today and the nurses just feel like he is not having a good day. They are pulling some blood and running some tests. I understand his color is not as it has been and things are just "not right."
I'm really sorry for the lack of information but I know God has all the information needed and I just ask you to pray for Porter and for Karen. That she might have comfort and peace about all this.
I will bring good news soon, I am confident. For now...please pray!
Much Love, -wes
Well...today is one of those days. We have known that they may come but this is probably one of our firsts. Karen is there with Porter today and the nurses just feel like he is not having a good day. They are pulling some blood and running some tests. I understand his color is not as it has been and things are just "not right."
I'm really sorry for the lack of information but I know God has all the information needed and I just ask you to pray for Porter and for Karen. That she might have comfort and peace about all this.
I will bring good news soon, I am confident. For now...please pray!
Much Love, -wes
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
7-1 2:05pm
We're movin' on up!!!
I just received a call from the NICU they were telling me that they moved Porter. Everything is fine, they needed more room and since he is stable enough to move they moved him.
They also told me that they have now moved this feedings to 25mL every three hours and......they removed his PIC line!!!! No more IV fluids!!! He now weights 3lb and 10oz !!! The prayers about him tolerating his feedings have been answered!! What a mighty God we serve!!
He is now able to wear clothes and be wrapped in a blanket. The bed he is in has warm air flow in it, and he no longer has a probe to monitor his temperature. They are trying to get him to maintain his own temperature, and so far so good!
Thank you so very much for all you continued prayers!! They ARE being heard keep them up!!
love-mom
I just received a call from the NICU they were telling me that they moved Porter. Everything is fine, they needed more room and since he is stable enough to move they moved him.
They also told me that they have now moved this feedings to 25mL every three hours and......they removed his PIC line!!!! No more IV fluids!!! He now weights 3lb and 10oz !!! The prayers about him tolerating his feedings have been answered!! What a mighty God we serve!!
He is now able to wear clothes and be wrapped in a blanket. The bed he is in has warm air flow in it, and he no longer has a probe to monitor his temperature. They are trying to get him to maintain his own temperature, and so far so good!
Thank you so very much for all you continued prayers!! They ARE being heard keep them up!!
love-mom
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