Well, the doctors told us with preemie's you have to take it one day at a time. There will be good days and bad days. Unfortunately, today when we went to see Michael at the hospital he was back on the vent. This is something we expected, however he was not doing as well on the vent as he usually was. The Dr said they suctioned out some thick yellow secretions from his lungs today. Although his chest x-ray was clear, there was still cause for concern. While Mike and I were there Michael keep dropping his O2 sats, even while on the vent and this is something that has not happened yet. This along with the fact his glucose levels were running high made the Dr suspect an infection. When I called the nurse tonight to get the lab results she said his white blood cell count and his bands were higher than they had previously been. Meaning he probably has some type of infection. Before we left the hospital around 2pm today the dr had already ordered Michael to be started on antibiotics while they were waiting on the culture results from the secretions in his lungs. Please keep Michael in your prayers as his little body works to fight off this infection. Thank you everyone for your continued support and prayers for him.
And on a happier note, below I have posted some pictures from our visit on saturday and sunday.
This is a proud daddy and big sister looking at Michael.
Daddy's first time hold Michael!
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