Update from Thursday

Thank you Mary Beth for all that you do.. I am sorry it has taken me so long to update you on little Spence , but as of today he is doing well. He is now a hefty 2 lbs 1 ounce and loving his feedings. As of yesterday they started feeding him 1cc every 3hrs and since Spence is tolerating his feedings so well, they are moving him up to 2cc's every 3 hours. The doctor hopes that by next week he will be eating 3cc's and doing well. The Doctor told me today that Spence is doing well with everything so far, although he still has concerns about his breathing. Today or tomorrow Spence will be seen by a genetic specialist to rule out the possiblity of Cystic Fibrosis. The reason that they are having Spence seen is because the Doctor wants to start a steroid treatment on Spence as early as monday to try and help him come off the ventilator. They don't want to start a steroid treatment if it isn't going to help, hence the testing for Cystic Fibrosis. Mom did some research on the computer about Cystic Fibrosis and learned that it is a genetic condition and that normally you can't just get it. So my fears have been put to rest on the scary nature of Cystic Fibrosis since neither side of our family has ever had Cystic Fibrosis.. Other than that he is doing well, he is opening his eyes more and a little more jittery than normal. The Doctors have stopped antibiotics for now because all their tests came back saying that he didn't have any infections. Thank you all for the prayers, we really appreciate each and every one of you.