First time holding Owen - October 7, 2103

Owen had a big night last night.  Amy got to hold him for the first time!  Its nice to see tears of joy instead of the alternative.  It was very complicated to do, but the great nurses got it done!  It took Owen a little while to settle down, but he did great once he did!  It was an amazing 3 hours!

He still didn't pee much overnight, but with a few changes, he got back on the right track today. Since he is so swollen, the doctor decided to change his breathing machine up.  He went from his high frequency ventilator to a regular ventilator.  The regular vent is more like real breaths.  This is probably just a temporary thing to help him get more blood flow to his organs.  Since he started peeing after this, it sounds like it may have worked.  He even liked lying on his back today!

His lungs are still pretty cloudy, but several changes have been made to help change this.  His kidney indicator levels are staying mostly the same with some getting slightly better. He also got his regular ultrasound today.



Praying for:

• Good report from the ultrasound
• Kidneys to function properly
• Lungs to develop
• Urine output to continue
• Infections to stay away

Momma and Owen

The whole family (minus PJ)