update from mommy

I just wanted to give you an update on little Spence. They started feeding him yesterday at 5pm and he seemed to tolerate the feeding well. At this moment in time they are only giving him trophic feeds to get his belly primed for the bigger feedings to come. He at this moment is only getting a 1/2 cc every 3 hours. Just to give everyone an idea of how small of a feeding he is getting, 5cc's equals 1 teaspoon and he is only getting 1/2 cc. I went up to the hospital this morning and was told that he is doing well by one of his Doctor's. The only thing the Doctor is concerned about is his struggle to come off the ventilator. Today they are going to start something called a diuretic which will help dry his lungs out and possible help him breath a little easier on his own. The reason they are going to do this is because his Doctor thinks that Spence might have some fluid on the lungs and the diuretic should help with that. The Doctor is also concerned about a possible infection in his lungs which with the proper antibiotics should help our little Spence breath a bit easier. To determine if Spence has an infection his Nurse Erin is going to send down samples of the fluid from his lungs to see if there is infection. I have some great news about little Spence's brain bleeds, As of yesterday the Nurse Practicioner said that the two little bleeds that they looked at last time seem to be getting smaller and are absorbing back into his little body. They also looked at the ventricles and they appear to be normal. Thank you for all the prayers on our little Spence's behalf, we know he must feel them because he is coming through his trials like a champ. On a cute note one of Spence's night nurse's named Delphine is an awesome photographer. She captured the most beautiful picture of our little Spence. I am going to have Joseph scan it into the computer so all of you can view her awesome picture of Spence. A Big Thank You to Delphine for Capturing such an adorable image. We love you all and are greatful for all the many prayers. I hope everyone is having a great day and I will try to have some new pictures on here soon ..