Thursday, June 16, 2011

Today has been a good day. Aaron continues to have good urine output, and his swelling has gone down tremendously. Two nights ago, his nurse was going to do his footprints for us, but there were no wrinkles in his feet due to the swelling. This afternoon I was amazed as I gazed at him; his feet looked quite normal, wrinkles and all. I was also amazed to look at his abdomen. There is a picture from a couple of days ago where his tummy looks swollen and shiny; today his tummy looks great. I will post comparison pictures in a little bit.

Aaron has remained stable today. He went from his blood pressure being on the high side last night to being on the low side today. This is due to a combination of factors: he is on the oscillator which causes his lungs to stay inflated, which presses on his heart, making it work harder. They are working with different medications to keep it under control.

Aaron has had a three chest tubes over the past couple of days in order to drain the fluids and air pockets out of his lungs. None of the tubes are currently draining anything, so they have clamped two of them with plans to take them out tomorrow. This is great news! His daily tests have also looked good: the chest x-ray, the ECHO, and his blood gases. They have decreased his nitrates some more, which is also good news.

Please, please, please continue prayers. The prayers of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16b) Aaron's lungs still need strength. Pray that the chest tubes are taken out tomorrow and that he remains stable and without infection. Pray that his blood pressure remains stable. Pray that they can start reducing the oxygen more. Pray for complete and total healing! This baby boy can be a tremendous testimony of God's power!

On the Mommy side of things: I got to change Aaron's diaper today...what a thrill!!!! The nurse noticed some dry spots on him as well, and I rubbed Aquaphor on them. I was also able to take his temperature last night. The little things that new moms take for granted (or dread) are my moments of pure pleasure right now!

Thank you for praying for my little bundle of joy. Please continue. As your prayers go up, God's healing pours down!