Tuesday, February 2

Andrew has moved to the conventional ventilator! We're so excited for him. He continued to do very well on the Jet ventilator this weekend, so on Monday, they tried him on the conventional ventilator. It's the step before the SIPAP machine. He was doing fine on the conventional until they took a blood gas and his carbon dioxide levels were 90%. This is very bad, so they moved him back to the Jet for the rest of the day. Well, he responded so well to going back on the Jet (the change can be shocking to the babies) that they tried him again on the conventional this morning. His first blood gas showed a carbon dioxide level of 55%. They moved the Jet away from his isolette and out of the NICU, and he's now on the conventional. He's taking about 50% oxygen on it, but it's one step closer to no more ventilators. When Kevin sent Tara this news by email, she responded back that she felt like dancing. He's gained weight too. He's up to 2lbs. 12oz.

Adelaide is doing great. Our little chunky girl is up to 3lbs. 8oz. The staff moved her off of the CPAP and on to nasal cannula full time. So far, she's responded very well. Kevin got to hold Adelaide today, but not kangaroo style. He cradled her. It was a much better view. He got to talk to her and look at her as her eyes darted around the room. Adelaide had another successful bottle feeding session. She took in 31cc with minimal spills.

Mattie is still doing very well. She's on the SIPAP machine and is running in the upper 20's to low 30's for oxygen. She's up to 2lbs. 6oz. and has really calmed down. She's less agitated while the nurses give her care, and her levels don't drop as much as they used to.

Praise
Andrew is off the Jet!
Weight gain and growth for all three.
Increase of their feeds.
Adelaide doing well on the bottle.

Prayer
Their eye exams are Wednesday. Please pray for a good report.
Andrew would continue to do well on the conventional.
Andrew would be weaned off ventilators.
Adelaide would continue to bottle feed well.
Mattie would continue to do well on SIPAP (We love putting "would continue")
The new young couple in the NICU. Don't know their names, but they've got a very tiny baby. Pray for peace and understanding for them and protection over the baby.