33 days old!
Ryan had a fairly good day yesterday. We were able to do Kangaroo care (holding him skin to skin) again. He did well. He had a few episodes throughout the day. The rate on the ventilator was turned down to 35. Not much else was changed.
Ryan's evening was not very good. When we went in to see him after shift change the nurse said he had just had a major episode. His oxygen had dropped so low that the monitors were unable to pick up his O2 level, and his heart rate dropped into the 70s. He had to be bagged and really worked with in order to bring him back. During the hour we were in the NICU with Ryan he had numerous episodes. None of these episodes, including the major one, were related to being touched and handled. They were just spontaneous. Of course he almost always has an episode when he is touched and handled. I haven't talked to anyone yet to see how he did through the night.
Prayer Request: Please continue to pray for Ryan as God leads you. Pray that Ryan will be guarded against infection and disease. Pray that his little body will be guarded against the effects of too little oxygen during his episodes as well as too much oxygen when they have to turn the O2 up near 100%. Pray that his lungs and respiratory system will continue to develop.
Please remember to pray for all of the nurses, respiratory therapists (RTs), and doctors as they care for these precious little babies in the NICU.
Please say a special prayer for Taylor's family. We noticed her room was empty last night. It's probably safe to assume that she has passed away. The family was called a couple of nights ago because she was doing poorly. Pray for this sweet family as they mourn the loss of their second little girl. I can't imagine the pain of being given twins and losing them both too.
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