Update from Mommy

Joseph and I went up there last night and the Nurse said he is looking very good for someone so small. They took away his billirubin lights completely, which is a great thing because it means his jaundice isn't really an issue at this time. He is doing well after surgery, they say he is tolerating everything well and that his condition is stable. They did do a brain scan yesterday and unfortunately found 2 brain bleeds on either side of his little head. They are at a stage two right now. According to the Nurse and the Nurse practicioner a stage two is not that bad, and they are thinking that the bleeds might just re-absorb. They will be doing another brain scan on Tuesday the 19th and then they will be able to see if the bleeds are getting worse or if they are correcting themselves. They say it is pretty common in infants so small to have brain bleeds and that it could be much worse, so for Spence to only have a stage two is great. If for any reason the bleeds should get worse or if more should appear they would watch him very carefully and do scans frequently. If it came to that point they told us of one option which would be putting in a shunt to relieve the pressure on his tiny brain. Unfortunately if they do get worse it could lead to Neurological problems later on down the road. We are greatful that at this moment Spence is only at a stage two and only has two bleeds. We have peace in knowing that Heavenly Father has his hand in all of this, we just know that our little Spence is going to be fine. The Nurse also said that usually if a infant of this gestational age is going to have bleeds it usually occurs in the first 5-7 days of life, and what they see after that usually is just the residual and most likely will re-absorb. So hopefully most of the bleeding has already occured and what they are seeing in Spence's head is just the residual .. I am thankful for all the prayers, we definately feel them and I know little Spence is feeling them too