Nathan is up to 5ml every hour of milk for his feeds. He goes up .5ml every day and when he gets to 6ml he will be at full feeds. The doctors plan to keep him at full feeds a few days and then switch him to feeds every 3 hours. He will get a larger amount every three hours, just maybe not 18ml to start. Once he is proving that he can handle the large amount Children's will release him and he will be able to go back to Brookwood. Please continue to pray that he will do well on his feeds, that he will have less and less bradicardiac spells (the breathing/heart rate drops) and for full restoration on his hand. Owen is doing well. He is now getting 20ml every 3 hours of milk for his feeds. He has been upgraded and has moved out of his position in the center row (which means he is not one of the sickest in there any more). He also received an upgrade bed today. Someone else sicker needed his old bed, so he was able to move up to the next stage in a bedroom suite. Please pray for Owen to gain some weight. He has not gained anything in the past several days. He needs to gain weight to grow, have better lung function and to be able to eat larger amounts of food. They would like him to work his way up to 30 ml before going home. Please also continue to pray for his eyes. He had a procedure done yesterday (an injection in his eyes) that should allow him to have good vision and stop him from the possibility of going blind. Please pray that everything goes well and God would use this medication to completely heal Owen's eyes. Logan is doing well. He has started painting and is loving it.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Making progress
The boys are making progress. 
Nathan is up to 5ml every hour of milk for his feeds. He goes up .5ml every day and when he gets to 6ml he will be at full feeds. The doctors plan to keep him at full feeds a few days and then switch him to feeds every 3 hours. He will get a larger amount every three hours, just maybe not 18ml to start. Once he is proving that he can handle the large amount Children's will release him and he will be able to go back to Brookwood. Please continue to pray that he will do well on his feeds, that he will have less and less bradicardiac spells (the breathing/heart rate drops) and for full restoration on his hand. Owen is doing well. He is now getting 20ml every 3 hours of milk for his feeds. He has been upgraded and has moved out of his position in the center row (which means he is not one of the sickest in there any more). He also received an upgrade bed today. Someone else sicker needed his old bed, so he was able to move up to the next stage in a bedroom suite. Please pray for Owen to gain some weight. He has not gained anything in the past several days. He needs to gain weight to grow, have better lung function and to be able to eat larger amounts of food. They would like him to work his way up to 30 ml before going home. Please also continue to pray for his eyes. He had a procedure done yesterday (an injection in his eyes) that should allow him to have good vision and stop him from the possibility of going blind. Please pray that everything goes well and God would use this medication to completely heal Owen's eyes. Logan is doing well. He has started painting and is loving it.
Nathan is up to 5ml every hour of milk for his feeds. He goes up .5ml every day and when he gets to 6ml he will be at full feeds. The doctors plan to keep him at full feeds a few days and then switch him to feeds every 3 hours. He will get a larger amount every three hours, just maybe not 18ml to start. Once he is proving that he can handle the large amount Children's will release him and he will be able to go back to Brookwood. Please continue to pray that he will do well on his feeds, that he will have less and less bradicardiac spells (the breathing/heart rate drops) and for full restoration on his hand. Owen is doing well. He is now getting 20ml every 3 hours of milk for his feeds. He has been upgraded and has moved out of his position in the center row (which means he is not one of the sickest in there any more). He also received an upgrade bed today. Someone else sicker needed his old bed, so he was able to move up to the next stage in a bedroom suite. Please pray for Owen to gain some weight. He has not gained anything in the past several days. He needs to gain weight to grow, have better lung function and to be able to eat larger amounts of food. They would like him to work his way up to 30 ml before going home. Please also continue to pray for his eyes. He had a procedure done yesterday (an injection in his eyes) that should allow him to have good vision and stop him from the possibility of going blind. Please pray that everything goes well and God would use this medication to completely heal Owen's eyes. Logan is doing well. He has started painting and is loving it.
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Such a joy to read about your boys and to know how to pray for them. We love the sweet pictures, too.
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