Little Changes, Good Story

Thankfully, there are no bad reports to make today. I'll start with Joanna today since Rebecca has been getting most of the attention. No real changes with her other than she seems to have started very minor desats during and soon after eating. They say this is a result of reflux sometimes. It usually only goes down into the 80's and sometimes high 70's but almost always comes back quickly on her own. Jessica has set a goal in her mind of July 1 for her to get out of NICU. I would say come home but we don't know yet if that will happen or if she will be staying in Cincinnati until Rebecca comes home. That's one of those logistical things that will just somehow work itself out.

Rebecca has gotten rid of very little fluid throughout the day so they are increasing her diuretic from every 8 hours to every 6. It sounds like there is an order of things that have to happen for her to get better. First her infection has to be weakened enough that her medicine will work to keep her fluid in her vessels instead of leaking into her tissue. Then the fluid can be carried to the kidneys to be taken care of. When the fluid decreases her lungs and heart will be able to operate more efficiently. All of that considered, by the end of next week she will have completed her 14 day antibiotics, all of her excess fluid should be gone and she should be in a condition to have her procedure done. That is everyone's goal. She has had a couple more of the desat issues today but nothing as severe as yesterday. The first time she just got irritated when they took her temperature and they said she clamped down and that is what dropped everything.

Jessica left this afternoon and traveled through some major storms around Louisville. She just made it home and has a fun weekend planned with the girls. The most fun will be Sunday when she brings them back to Cincinnati to see the twins. This time our plans are for Kenlee to get to see them also. We got pre-approval for this so it shouldn't be a problem with her age. Then I will take them back Sunday night when I go home.

I have to tell you about this story that Jessica passed along to me tonight. Granny Mary took Katelyn and Kenlee to the Holy Rosary Summer Social and they were walking around doing the summer social thing. They came across an unknown mother with her baby and of course the girls had to see, talk, try to touch you know all of that. Mary asked Kenlee if she thought the baby looked like Rebecca or Joanna. When Mary said that, the mother surprisingly said that she had been praying for those babies and following the blog. I don't know how many of those nameless people are out there praying for our babies, but I know we are sustained by those prayers so thank you.

As I am sitting here typing this, my Captain from work texted me and told me his mother passed away this evening. Please take a moment to pray for comfort for the Pauli family as well.