Saturday, January 2

We have poop! Mattie had her first last night while we were in the NICU. They finally gave her a glycerin enema to help her get started. Kevin had the honors of changing her first poopy diaper. In the memory of Jed Clampett, who while shootin' at some food, discovered oil, Mattie had black gold...Texas T down there. We're only sharing these details for a giggle. We know all of you parents know about what we're talking about. Oh, the joys of meconium.

While visiting the NICU today, we met with Dr. Shoemaker, the head of all the Baylor NICUs. He's still concerned, but not worried about the kids. He did tell us that all of our children were behaving badly today. All three have some lung issue going on right now. Andrew and Mattie both had collapsed right lungs, and Adelaide's x-ray showed small pockets in her lungs. They tweaked their ventilators and had them laying on their sides. They did an x-ray on Mattie this afternoon, and her lungs have improved. Andrew's x-ray was this evening, and he's gotten worse. They have now taken him off the conventional ventilator and put him back on the Jet. The Jet is the ventilator he has had so much trouble. These are the small steps backward that they told us to expect. All the babies have increased their feedings and are still under photo therapy.

Praise
Mattie's first poop!
Increased feedings on all of them.
All three of their eyes are now open.
The doctor is "concerned", but still not "worried".
LeeAnn, Adelaide's nurse last night, found a malfunction in her incubator. We're thankful she was attentive to notice this and fix the problem.
Our niece, Sarah, turns 14 tomorrow. We're having a fun family night.

Prayer
Andrew would be OK on the Jet and not clamp down.
Andrew's carbon dioxide levels would lower. They're high because he can't get rid of his carbon dioxide properly.
Andrew's and Mattie's collapsed lungs would inflate.
All three of their lungs would improve.
Continue weight gain and strength.
No side effects from ventilators or medications.