Exhausted!!!

Sorry it has been so long since the last update. I have been so tired I couldn't seem to sit down at the computer. Its even a little harder now that Brody is at Presbyterian because I have to go back and forth. It wouldn't be so bad if the hospitals had decent parking. Well enough of my complaining...

Brody, my brave little man, you did wonderful with the surgery. The procedure took about an hour and they put you to sleep. They got about 3cc 's of fluid out during the procedure, and yesterday they did the first tap and got a lot more. We are praying that your little body will start taking over and this is the furthest step we have to take. When you woke up from the procedure you were pretty fussy. (Who wouldn't be after that) The doctors decided to leave you on the ventilator for a little while so that you could have some pain medications, but you should be getting off the ventilator very soon. We are trying very hard to get you back together with your sisters. Hopefully it won't be much longer.

Savannah, my angel girl, you are amazing. You gave us a little scare at the beginning of the week. We thought we were going to have to put you back on the ventilator, but fortunately you bounced back and are doing great. They are trying to get you on the short prong CPAP, but we want to make sure that you can handle it. Keep it up baby!

Cheyenne, my sweetheart, you are so beautiful. I love watching you sleep. Thursday we had to put you back on the ventilator. You just got too tired to breath on your own. The doctors say that it has nothing to do with your lungs, you just need a little more time. What happens when you are on CPAP is that you have spells. The doctor's call this As & Bs (apnea & bradycardia). When this happens your heart beat crashes along with your oxygen levels and breathing rate. A lot of this problem is just preemie stuff. Hopefully you won't be on the ventilator much longer. You are doing wonderful other than that. You finally gained some weight last night!! We were wondering if you were going to. You had been losing weight for the past couple of days. We are praying that you can come off that ventilator and stay off of it.

They did put Brody back on breast milk. That is a great thing. He was up to full feedings, like his sisters, but they had to stop for the surgery. It was really hard to watch because Brody was doing so great and now its like we have to start over. They won't go as slow as they did at first so hopefully he will be back up to full feeds before long.