Waiting to exhale - October 20, 2013

We gave Owen a bath last night.  That must have been the trigger, because he has been peeing really good ever since.  In fact, after he got a bath and his new bed, he completely soaked it!  Some of his kidney numbers still aren't that great, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they aren't working.  The doctors will have to figure that one out.

His lungs looked good enough to extubate today but the doctor wasn't going to be available all day so they are thinking about doing it Monday or Tuesday.

His liver is still hangin in there.

His digestive system is working good.  He is very regular.  They are increasing his milk feedings to 5ml per hour this evening!


Praying for:

• Decision to extubate or not
• If to extubate, let it go smoothly
• Kidneys to function better
• Lungs to function better
• Liver to function better
• Bones to grow stronger
• Adrenal glands to work correctly
• No long term side effects from steroids

Trying to pull the tube out himself