We've had a really good week since Andrew's surgery. He is improving daily, and we've seen some numbers that we've never seen. Andrew's carbon dioxide levels were 42 on Monday and 48 today. This is unbelievable. His oxygen needs have dropped to the 30's and last night he was actually at 21% for some time last night. He looks awesome too. His color is great, and he has seemed very comfortable. He is off the morphine and is getting his staples taken out today. He got moved to the. home vent today as well, and when we arrived his oxygen was 23 percent. We hope the move to the home vent is his final step to discharge from the hospital and over to Our Children's House. He had an x-ray last week, and we could actually see his heart. Instead of cloudy white, his lungs were dark and relatively clear.
The girls are doing good. They had some issues this weekend with feeding. They were both crying and arching their backs when we fed them. We thought it was frozen milk until they did it with fresh milk too. Our pediatrician increased their Prevacid, and they are doing much better. Mattie took a bottle for Kevin in 13 minutes today. They are both becoming more alert during the day, which is a lot of fun. Tara and her mom took the girls to the backyard yesterday and put them in their pack-n-play under a tree. The girls loved it.
Tara had a really rough Monday with the girls when they were still having acid reflux issues. After she fed Adelaide, she was holding her when Adelaide threw up all over Tara. Kevin was at home, but about to leave for work. He helped grab burp clothes and a clean shirt, but it threw the whole day off. Tara had puke in her hair the rest of the day. Mattie decide to pile on to her mom's pain by also throwing up on her at the end of the day. We thought everyone would enjoy a throw up story since we've shared so many poop stories.
Praise
Andrew's unbelievable progress.
Tara's mom staying with us overnight and giving us rest.
Both of our moms helping daily while we go to Dallas.
Adelaide and Mattie feeling better with the increase of Prevacid.
Andrew's last eye exam went great. The doctor doesn't want to see him for a year.
The meals keep coming. Thank you all.
Prayers
Andrew would have a good x-ray and blood gas now that he's on the home vent.
Kevin and Tara can work on their schedules.
Continued weight gain and growth.
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So glad to hear that Andrew is making progress. Heather H. had shared about her visit and had updated me about the progress on the girls. I continue to keep all of you in my prayers. Debra Collins
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